The city of Valencia will bring together the next 19 y 20 of June a prestigiosos tatuadores y tatuadoras de toda España alrededor de un intenso programa de actividades culturales –charlas, workshops, concerts, art exhibitions and film screenings– which aim to pay tribute to the roots of tattooing and a way of working that is on the verge of extinction due to the replacement of traditional techniques with new machines and products..
National Gathering of Misfit Tattooists (A.N.T.I.) It is a new cultural encounter, with a vocation for continuity, with which we want to preserve the memory of those days when the rhythm was set by the handcrafted coils and the smell of Dettol was still part of the ritual.
A.N.T.I. It is not a convention of industry professionals like so many others, but an unprecedented cultural and intergenerational event in Spain that was born with a romantic aspiration: that of bringing together established tattoo artists with others from younger generations to encourage conversation and share experiences and knowledge in a constructive environment.
In addition to cultural programming, A.N.T.I. It is proposed as a kind of experiment: convert the No Land Tattoo Parlour for two days in an old-fashioned tattoo studio, con fourteen boxes working exclusively with coil machines, needles and Dettol. The underlying idea is to “play” to travel in time and take us to that pre-digital era in which tattooing was still an activity. underground.
“We have invited tattoo artists from very different backgrounds,” he explains. Sento Biosca, promoter of this initiative and professional with more than 30 years of experience-. From who raised the trade in Spain in the 90 and the 2000, when you learned through a lot of trial and error, and with very little public exposure, to others who approach tattooing today with curiosity and respect for the past.". Only, Gonzalo Last Port, Sorcerer, Álvaro Bp, Maria Roca, Tomas Garcia, Like y CarloThese are just some of the veterans who will meet in the capital of Turia to tattoo and participate in the cultural activities of the program..
