"I consider tattooing as a medical treatment for my generation"
September 25, 2019 12:18 PM Subscribe
'A silent act of resistance': the hidden tattoo studios of Tehran: Tattoo artists are regularly arrested in Iran and sentenced to fines, lashes or imprisonment ¨C yet they are in huge demand among young people. ¡°I consider tattooing as a medical treatment for my generation,¡± [Soheil Aflaki] says. ¡°It¡¯s a way to heal the psychological wounds you sustain while living in a culture in crisis.¡±
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¡°I consider tattooing as a medical treatment for my generation,¡± [Soheil Aflaki] says.
Interesting statement, given that in 2001, the South Korean Supreme Court declared that only doctors, a very powerful lobby in the country, were legally allowed to give tattoos. Yet very few doctors will do so, as tattoos are considered immoral by much of South Korean society (Roads and Kingdoms), pushing tattoo artists there to grey markets, as in Iran.
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