Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Good inking: the novel rise of literary tattoos

As wordy designs become all the rage, a pop-up tattoo studio at Melbourne writers’ festival is inscribing idiosyncratic sentiments into the skin of ardent book fans

The Melbourne writers’ festival has already, in its opening weekend, sparked lively discussion around what a literary festival should entail. But as controversy over the direction of this year’s unconventional program roils, passionate festivalgoers are enjoying a novel (apologies) event at a very unique venue on the quiet flank of the city centre.

Beneath the light-filled dome of the Mission to Seafarers, located in the Docklands precinct, a pop-up tattoo studio is inscribing literary memorials into the skin of ardent fans.

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