BLOODWORK: LONDON

Finally tackling the daunting task of editing all the remaining footage captured during the multi continental BloodWork: Bodies adventure.  With some effort we should be able to post something every few weeks.  

Starting with BloodWork in London.  This was the point of convergence for a majority of the European tattooers and collectors participating in the project.  Everyone involve migrated here to be photographed down in the Tobacco Dock dungeon during the London Tattoo Convention.

Mid week, the whole ATAK cadre flew out together and settled into a flat.  During convention Max and I worked in the dungeon while the remainder of the group tattooed up on the main floor.  Days consisted primarily of waking, tattooing, photographing, eating, and sleeping... never in that order.  Terribly exciting.  If that's not enough for you, in the short film below you'll see some backpieces by Filip Leu, Shad, Ron Earhart, Jondix and Henning Jørgensen among others.

London was also a jumping off point to several other European shoots during the same period.  Footage of us lugging hundreds of pounds of equipment across Europe to come soon.

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BLOODWORK: RON EARHART

Nice tattoo by Ron captured on day four of the BloodWork photo shoot.

BLOODWORK: RON EARHART

San José shoot day 2: Ron Earhart

THE PATH: ICHIRO

Today Ron and I worked together mapping out Ichiro's front.

Ichiro's entire body is covered, almost exclusively, with various biomechanical pieces by different tattooers. When he asked me to undertake his front I was at a bit of a loss. I havent done any biomechanic forms in years and wasnt too excited about teaching myself how to do it again.

Enter Ron Earhart. He encapsulated the "inner" imagery with "exo" forms that he does so well.

Strong exo forms over meta geometric omphalic imagery.  I think this will work.

ATAKers

It goes without saying (but occasionally it's worth stating) how fortunate I am to work with such a dedicated group of socially maladjusted creatives (including the guy behind the lens).

Thanks guys for flying halfway around the world to hang some pictures, sleep on floors, and scribble in a couple books.

PS... In the event of a futile water landing, and to ensure posthumous pioty, I forward dated this entry to post while flying 30,0000' above the Pacific.

Photo: Max Dolberg
Location:Osaka, Japan

OSAKA: GOHAN

Worth the plane ticket...

Photo: Max Dolberg
Location:Ōsaka City,Japan

BLOODWORK: TOKYO TOWER

Tokyo Tower book signing... Some things you don't envision the processes of life granting you. 

However, we only sold one copy of BloodWork. More than half the people came for REZISTR tags in blackbooks and on various garments... 

 Better n' diggin' ditches.

Murata san taihen osewa ni nari arigato gozaimashita!

Location:Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

OSAKA: CRITTER BURGER

There's a burger truck in Osaka called Critter Burger (yup). During the BloodWork exhibition the bovine murder van pulled up and promptly began peddling "Three Tides" burgers... Deep in the branding abyss someone is chuckling.

All photos by Max Dolberg

Location:１丁目,Ōsaka City,Japan

BLOODWORK: OSAKA

The Osaka exhibition: another notch in the good times gun belt.

Thanks to everyone who helped to pull off the event.

All photos by Max Dolberg

Location:２丁目,Ōsaka City,Japan

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