Get Rid of Stigma Tattoos Are Criminal, This Community Holds Charitable and Educational Events

Get Rid of Stigma Tattoos Are Criminal, This Community Holds Charitable and Educational Events - If tattooing is usually done in a closed and secret room, then not with the Suts Tattoo Exhibition III, which was masterminded by the North Sumatran tattoo artist community at Megapark Medan, Megacom Complex, Dwi Kora, Medan Helvetia District.

28 Tattoos Professional artists with various equipment ready to give the best images for visitors.

The head of the community, Echo Rafani, said that this activity was made with 2 missions, namely for charity and campaigning to the public that tattoos are art, not crime.

"We have held this activity three times, and this time there are two main reasons for this event. First for charity because a friend of ours is in need of help and secondly to educate the public that tattoos are art. Because there are still many people who think people have tattoos. it's a crime," he said, Monday (12/23/2019)

In addition to performances from the tattoo community, this activity was also enlivened by local bands, magicians, hand tapping, tattoo gangbang, and tattoo shows.

One show that the audience was eagerly waiting for was Tattoo Traditional Handtapping.

Echo explained that the technique is a traditional tattoo that has been known internationally.

The technique was worked on by five tattoo artists with one model. This technique is found in several

cultures such as Dayak, Mentawai and some that are already extinct from Papua, Nusa Tenggara, Flores, Sulawesi and others.

Public Relations of the Rajah Naibaho Pardolok community added that this activity also aims to educate and embrace the talents of North Sumatra.

"The concept is simple, actually we want these tattoo artists to be more creative and productive, and to better educate and ensure to the public that tattoos are part of art and culture, not crime,"

Rajah emphasized that someone who has a tattoo also has a moral obligation that must be maintained. This is because tattoos are not permanent images of the body and only have meaning and function of social aesthetic functions.

"The tattoo owner is also responsible for what he has. Because when it comes to crime, it's a few or individuals, not tattoos as an art and culture," he said.

Hundreds of visitors also seemed enthusiastic about attending this activity as well as capturing the moment through their cellphones.

Echo hopes that more educated people and tattoo artists in North Sumatra and its surroundings will not hesitate to join the North Sumatran tattoo artist community.

"We want to embrace all tattoo artists in North Sumatra closer to ourselves. Because in this community there are no divisions. Whether it's street artists, home studios or already tattooed studios, everyone can come in. Of course we also often hold sharing sessions for share knowledge with each other," he concluded

This article has been published on Tribun-Medan.com