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ART AND TATTOO MAGAZINE

MEMORIAL

TATTOOS THAT
REMEMBERING

THE DEATH

TOP 3 HARDCORE
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ARTIST JAPANESE
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WHAT DOES ILUMINATI
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CONTENTS 08 10

04 16

Editor’s Letter 18

by Dharwin Mathurai Veeran 02
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Origin Of Tattoo 08
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by Emily Carter 16

Tribal Art 3

by Nicholas Perez

Memorial Tattoos

by Gugeneswary Selvam

Iluminati Art

by Hitler

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EDITORS LETTER

I I’ve always loved reading my schools’ magazines, flipping Our cover story about the public health major illustrates the
through the pages and delving into the stories of the schools, focus and sincerity of Hopkins’ undergraduates. These students
alumni, faculty and students. It gives me a sense of pride for very matter-of-factly know that they want to make a difference
being a part of the community and a sense of inspiration. I’ve, in the world. A big difference. That could explain why the public
in turn, used that inspiration to drive how I work to create health major is one of the most popular at the Krieger School. Is
magazines. When Tabor Today hits Tabor Academy community’s it a Millennial thing that attracts these young people to public
homes, I will have spent a grand total of about two months in my health? Is it just that we’ve become such a global society that
position as Director of Communications here at the school by they can’t help but be more aware of the needs of humans
the Sea. It’s exciting to return to Massachusetts after spending worldwide? Is it simply the idealism of youth? Regardless,
several years in California and Connecticut, where I managed our public health majors—whether they are interested in
Marketing and Communications departments for both boarding community health, research, policy-making, or international
and day schools. As I write this first “Letter from the Editor,” I’m health—share a common goal: to improve the quality of human
full of promise, hope and optimism for the future of Tabor and life. I knew that we wanted to reflect Tabor today accurately
the Tabor Today magazine. This letter is a new addition to the and how it had been since March of the last school year. By
magazine, as is the microsite where we are reproducing magazine the time you read this magazine, we will be back in a remote
articles and adding bonus content for you to enjoy. These digital learning environment through January. However, at the time
components are a new companion to the print publication that of production, we were a vibrant school with students actually
you know and love. We will continue to unveil new surprises for on campus for a mix of in-person and remote learning. Tabor
you throughout the next couple of issues Serving as the magazine was employing social distancing protocols, enhanced cleaning
editor has always been a part of my role that I have loved, and I procedures, and of course, we were all wearing masks. As such,
take great pride in creating a quality publication that accurately for the cover, I wanted to reflect that Tabor was still Tabor, that
reflects the institution it represents. When I first arrived in life was still happening, and learning was still taking place as
usual, but just with a slight alteration. When I saw one photo, in
particular, of Cory Sanders ‘21 carrying what I soon learned to
be called a benthic sled, that image stood out in terms of both
composition and symbolism. Head held high, carrying his sled
and donning his life jacket, Cory heads down the dock, ready
to tackle his experiment, as many students have done for years
now. The familiar facade of Hoyt in the background set the scene
for our audience. However, this year, as the viewer can see, Cory
has added one piece of equipment to his checklist that none of
his peers before him had to: a face mask. Despite that change,
the face mask, this photo shows strength and pride. Heading off
to the right side of the page, Cory’s path in the photo symbolizes
the fact that Tabor has continued to move forward despite the
challenges we have faced with the pandemic; learning and life
as usual, but COVID-style. It’s a photo that invites us to ask
questions, to want to know more about what is happening, and
it was perfect for the cover. As a companion to the front cover,
we used a follow-up photo on the back cover of Cory’s class of
the students in kayaks carrying out the experiment — he’s also
in one of the kayaks. I can’t wait to be a part of how this school
moves forward, how Tabor Today grows to reflect its readers,

Warmly,

Dharwinn

DHARWIN MATHURAI VEERAN

4 EDITOR IN-CHIEF

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ORIGIN OF TATOO

A tattoo is defined as an indelible mark fixed upon the body by inserting pigment un-
der the skin, and the earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BCE. Across time

and cultures, tattoos have many different forms and meanings

Words by Amy Olson

The phenomenon of tattooing was once The earliest evidence of tattoo art comes In early Greek and Roman times (eighth
widespread. In ‘The Descent of Man’ in the form of clay figurines that had their to sixth century BCE) tattooing was
(1871) Charles Darwin wrote that there faces painted or engraved to represent associated with barbarians. The Greeks
was no country in the world that did not tattoo marks. The oldest figures of this learned tattooing from the Persians, and
practice tattooing or some other form of kind have been recovered from tombs used it to mark slaves and criminals so
permanent body decoration. The 19th- in Japan dating to 5000 BCE or older. n they could be identified if they tried to
century German ethnologist and explorer terms of actual tattoos, the oldest known escape. The Romans in turn adopted this
Karl von den Steinen believed that human to have tattoos preserved upon practice from the Greeks. Tattooing may
tattooing in South America evolved from his mummified skin is a Bronze-Age have dispersed from various places by way
the custom of decorating the body with man from around 3300 BCE. Found of migration and by nomadic peoples: the
scars. Plant sap rubbed into the wounds in a glacier of the Otztal Alps, near women of various gypsy tribes in India and
to prevent bleeding caused discolouration the border between Austria and Italy, the Middle East were specialised tattooists.
of the scar. The resulting decoration ‘Otzi the Iceman’ had 57 tattoos. Many For centuries they provided the tattoos for
could be regarded as a tattoo. In his book were located on or near acupuncture inhabitants of, and pilgrims to, regions as
‘Missionary Travels and Research in South points coinciding with the modern distant as Eastern Europe. The Scythians
Africa’ (1857), David Livingstone wrote points that would be used to treat were similarly responsible for spreading
that many Africans tattooed themselves by symptoms of diseases that he seems they tattooing from Siberia to Eastern Europe

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I am a canvas of my experiences, my story

“is etched in lines and shading, and you
”can read it on my arms.

Many were located on or near acupuncture Tattooing may have dispersed from It is human nature to exchange customs
points coinciding with the modern points various places by way of migration and by upon meeting, whether out of friendship,
that would be used to treat symptoms of nomadic peoples: the women of various respect, envy or curiosity. The reciprocal
diseases that he seems to have suffered gypsy tribes in India and the Middle imitation of tattoos by European sailors
from, including arthritis. Some scientists East were specialised tattooists. For and South-Sea Islanders is a good
believe that these tattoos indicate an early centuries they provided the tattoos for example of this. The trade in prisoners
type of acupuncture. Although it is not inhabitants of, and pilgrims to, regions as who had been abducted by enemy tribes
known how Otzi’s tattoos were mad they distant as Eastern Europe. The Scythians according to their custom caused tattoo
seem to be made of soot. Other early were similarly responsible for spreading designs to spread over large areas. Men of
examples of tattoos can be traced back to tattooing from Siberia to Eastern Europe Borneo and Micronesia collected tattoos
the Middle Kingdom period of ancient at the beginning of the Christian era. when visiting other tribes or islands The
Egypt. Several mummies exhibiting Just as relationships exist between original meanings of many tattoos are
tattoos have been recovered that date languages and dialects over vast areas, lost. However, body decorations such
to around that time (2160–1994 BCE). so there are similarities between tattoo as scarification, tattoos and piercings
In early Greek and Roman times (eighth designs found in regions and cultures far have always been an obvious means
to sixth century BCE) tattooing was removed from each other. For example, of distinguishing individuals within a
associated with barbarians. The Greeks throughout South-east Asia many men group, and groups within a society. On
learned tattooing from the Persians, and had a trouser tattoo that covered the a personal level, a tattoo is part of one’s
used it to mark slaves and criminals so area from the waist to knees. Among identity. Historically and culturally,
they could be identified if they tried to the peoples living in the Arctic and tattoos have been applied both as marks of
the art of tattoo in all over country Many distinction (awarded for an achievement
escape. The Romans in turn adoptn were located on or near acupuncture Elaborately-tattooed mummies have
points coinciding with the modern points been found in Pazyryk tombs (sixth to
early Greek and Roman times (eighth that would be used to treat symptoms of second century BCE). The Pazyryks
to sixth century BCE) tattooing was diseases that he seems to have suffered were formidable Iron-Age horsemen and
associated with barbarians. The Greeks from, including arthritis. Some scientists warriors who lived on the grass plains of
learned tattooing from the Persians, and believe that these tattoos indicate an early Eastern Europe and Western Asia. n early
used it to mark slaves and criminals so type of acupuncture. Other early examples Greek and Roman times (eighth to sixth
they could be identified if they tried to of tattoos can be traced back to the century BCE) tattooing was associated
The earliest evidence of tattoo art comes Middle Kingdom period of ancient Egypt. with barbarians. The Greeks learned
in the form of clay figurines that had their
faces painted or engraved to represent 7

“As if our lives
”weren’t tattoos.

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TRIBAL ART

The Spanish conquistadors who landed in 1521 dubbed the Philippines the
Islands of the Painted Ones after the heavily tattooed locals. Nearly 500
years on, tribal tattooing is almost extinct. Aya Lowe met the islands’ last

practitioner and those trying to keep the tradition alive.

For hundreds of years, the tradition of tattooing to segregate 9
groups was common across the length and breadth of the coun-
try. Even today, tattoos on the forearms of many different com-
munities are traditional (particularly in Maharashtra and Guja-
rat, where one can easily find the peculiar green ink tattoo). As
diverse as the cultures are here, so are the customs and kinds
of tattoos which every community or tribe use to mark them-
selves with. There are no concrete records known to the public,
which talk about the very beginning of this concept. The English
word ‘tattoo’ was of course an unknown thing. It is called ‘god-
na’ (burying the needle/tattooing) in Hindi, the word taken from
the gesture that is performed while making a tattoo. What we
consider as a way to express ourselves by inking our bodies, was
and is still used to mark tribes and even to cause disfiguration.
Young girls of tender age are often made to get tattoos. In certain
tribes of Arunuchal Pradesh, for instance, faces of young girls
were tattooed so that they appeared unappealing. If you go to
the tribal villages of the Ziro valley, you might still find some old
women from the Apatani tribe with their faces tattooed (though
the Apatani are more famous for their nose plugs, another indig-
enous way to ensure that rival tribes would not steal the wom-
en).While the Indian government had put a ban to this in the
1970s (which is the reason young women with tattoos on their
faces aren’t seen in urban areas anymore), the practice lives on
in the interiors, and in as yet untouched parts of the country.
The Dhanuks, who are from Bihar, also resorted to this prac-
tice to ensure that their women were safe from upper caste men
and men of other tribes. Another tribe in north east India, the
Singpho tribe has distinct rules for men and women. Unmar-
ried women are not allowed to get a tattoo. Once married, the
woman gets both her legs tattooed from the knee to the ankle
and men do the same with their hands. People of the Singpho
tribe can be found in both Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.It is
apparently believed that if the woman has tattoos in the body
parts which are visible to others, she is from a lower caste. In
south India, especially Tamil Nadu, the concept of getting per-
manent tattoos, also known as pachakutharathu, was very com-
mon. In the very beginning, it is believed that tattoos were mere
cuts on the skin and that the idea was to inflict physical pain.
With evolution came the idea of using plants that caused the
emergence of color on the skin. The idea of inflicting pain on
oneself stemmed from religious beliefs, it is guessed. Later, it
came to be the means to differentiate between castes and tribes.

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MEMORIAL
TATOOS

REMEMBERING THE DEATH

A memorial tattoo is a tattoo that honors a person who
has died. We aimed to understand how memorial tattoos
could be an expression of a bereaved person’s continuing
relationship with the deceased person that the tattoo

The Benefits of Memorial Tattoo

The practice of getting your loved one’s Memorial tattoos can also serve the Memorial tattoos can also serve the
name along with some other piece of purpose of being able to “share” the purpose of being able to “share” the
information—maybe the day they were person you lost with others. “Our brains person you lost with others. “Our brains
born and the day they died, for example— are constantly soaking in the sensory are constantly soaking in the sensory
tattooed on an arm or other body part isn’t environment around us and making environment around us and making
anything new. But during the pandemic, interpretations based on our own interpretations based on our own
people may have turned to memorial experiences,” says Bleiweis. “Ultimately, experiences,” says Bleiweis. “Ultimately,
tattoos as a way to help them process loss. many people assign meaning to their many people assign meaning to their
And according to mental health experts, tattoos that are personalized to them. tattoos that are personalized to them.
this can actually be a very healing ritual Similarly, people assign meaning to Similarly, people assign meaning to
that lasts well beyond the day you actually their grief tattoos and may take pride their grief tattoos and may take pride
get the tattoo. Here’s everything you in sharing that meaning with others or in sharing that meaning with others or
need to know about the mental health keeping it for themselves.” It certainly keeping it for themselves.” Tattooers have
benefits of memorial tattoos It certainly makes sense that a memorial tattoo might been doing a booming business, from
makes sense that a memorial tattoo might make a grieving person feel better in the California to Texas, tattoo artists are
make a grieving person feel better in the moment. But what about after the fact? very, very busy. In a recent piece from
moment. But what about after the fact? Do people ever regret them? There may Vox, tattooist Tiffany Garcia noted that
Do people ever regret them? There may be some who do, and Stone notes that it more people than ever are coming into
be some who do, and Stone notes that it depends on the individual, but Bleiweis her shop in Torrance, California, “It felt
depends on the individual, but Bleiweis believes these tattoos can be a source like people were trying to find themselves
believes these tattoos can be a source of comfort for years to come. “I like to or fulfill a purpose with tattoos,” Garcia
of comfort for years to come. “I like to compare a memorial tattoo to other forms told Vox reporter Terry Nguyen. “I’ve
compare a memorial tattoo to other forms of remembrances such as naming a baby had clients say they never thought to
of remembrances such as naming a baby after a family member or keeping an urn get one in their life. Over the past two
after a family member or keeping an urn on the fireplace mantle,” she explains. “In years many of us have been confronted

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“My advice would be to
make your tattoo plans
well in advance, because
”everybody is slammed.
GUGENESWARY SELVAM
For some of the people we spoke to, their tattoo reflected their
own experience of grief, the pain of loss, an image or words to
express their devastation. For others, the tattoo reflected the
deceased family member, friend or pet – their characteristics,
favourite activity, items they loved, or their name (sometimes
in the form of a signature). Still others designed their
tattoo to be an amalgamation of the characteristics of
their loved one and themselves, whether in the form of an
inside joke, a shared experience, or a shared trait. As one
participant said of her tattoo memorialising a loved one

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THE MYSTERY OF TAT T O O
THE UNTOLD STORY ABOUT THE WORLD OF TATTOOING

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THE UNTOLD MYSTERY

The history of body art in Britain has been rather chequered. A tattoo by Mowgli. Photograph
There are records of tattoos on indigenous Britons at time of
Caesar’s invasion. Indeed, the practice was so widespread that “ That made me
the name Britain is likely to be derived from the Celtic word feel a lot better.”
pretani, which may mean “tattooed folk” or “painted ones”.
Swami explains that tattoos gained renewed popularity after Ultimately there may be almost as many reasons for getting body
Captain Cook’s exploration of the Pacific, as sailors returned with art as there are tattoos. Whether it’s a way of marking personal
designs inked by the people they encountered. “The twist in this growth, celebrating parenthood, or sharing your personal
tale, though, is that in the late 19th century, once the first electric identity through a meaningful quote, tattoos offer an indelible
tattooing machine had been invented, tattooing suddenly flipped illustration of what is most important, on the most intimate of
and became very popular among the upper classes in England,” canvases. They could not be further from digital communication
he adds. “And for the upper classes, it was much more about or social media – where memories can be written and
expressing their worldliness.” (King George V even had a tattoo deleted with ease. Body art demonstrates an investment that
of a red and blue dragon.) Over the 20th century, however, the simply cannot be found in any other means of expression.
art form lost some of its cachet, and tattooing came to be linked This increased desire for personal expression has led the studios
to aggression and rebellion, thanks, in part to its visibility in the themselves to become more creative, says Mowgli, as they strive
punk movement and gang culture, before its current return to the to offer unique and inventive designs that will resonate with
mainstream. It is tempting, Swami says, to link this movement to clients. As he puts it: “The art is the focus.” While the stigma
celebrities such as David Beckham or Angelina Jolie in the late surrounding tattoos may be decreasing in the UK and US, Swami
90s and early 00s, but he thinks the trend can tell us something believes that it lingers in the workplace. “I know of organisations
more profound about our changing attitudes to the human body. that still ask their employees to hide them,” he says. “And you have
Modern culture, he argues, has been very prescriptive about what a whole market of makeup that’s designed to cover up tattoos.”
we can do with our bodies – from societal attitudes to weight This is a shame, given the enormous range of reasons that
and fitness, to our expressions of gender or sexuality. Tattoos, people may have for their tattoos – and the stories that they
he believes, have offered a way for people to exercise ownership can tell, the moments they can symbolise. It’s time to recognise
and mark out their control over their flesh. “Tattooing can mean the fact that the etchings on people’s bodies are often far
different things for different people,” he says. “But I think this from skin-deep Like Swami, Pierre believes that the personal
idea of agency is really important – the ability to mark our appeal of tattoos often goes far beyond their aesthetic value..
bodies and say ‘This is meaningful to me’.” mportantly, the boost
to their self-esteem was still evident in a follow-up three weeks 15
later, suggesting that the effects were not simply a reflection of
their excitement on the day itself – but may have represented
a permanent change. “You can see the trajectory here,” Swami
says. Dr Joseph Pierre, a clinical professor in health care sciences
at the University of California, Los Angeles, believes that the
growing popularity of tattoos can also be traced to waning
“puritanism” in the west. “Showing more skin in public –
whether in terms of bare chests for men or sports bras in women
– is increasingly accepted,” he says. “With that much more skin
exposed, adorning the skin with tattoos is just another way of
presenting to the world that which previously remained hidden.”
Like Swami, Pierre believes that the personal appeal of
tattoos often goes far beyond their aesthetic value. (He
describes them as “windows to the psyche”.) “Tattoos
are often telling an important story through art that isn’t
expressed in words,” he says. As a psychotherapist, he advises
his colleagues to discuss body art as a way of opening up
conversations “about other important issues or life events”.
Such assertions would seem to chime with the experiences
of Mowgli, a tattoo artist and the owner of the Through My
Third Eye studio in north London, who has attracted 150,000
Instagram followers with his intricate, futuristic creations.
He describes how each piece of art begins with an hour-long
conversation with the client, in which they will discuss the ideas
that they wish to represent. “When it comes down to your body,
I think it’s the most sacred thing that you’ve got,” Mowgli says.

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THE WORLD ?

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THE WONDERS OF
THE ALL SEEING
EYE TATTOO

A tattoo by Mowgli. Photograph Scholars have traced this intriguing symbol back to
In today’s modern times many ancient symbols are the days of Ancient Egypt, believing that it was cre-
experiencing a revival in popularity. It’s not uncommon ated from the “eye of Horus”. The eye of Horus is
to find symbols like the all-seeing eye featured on items similar in nature to the all-seeing eye, as it features
of clothing, brand logos, or even upon people’s skin. This an eye within a triangular shape design. This symbol
design has quickly become one of the most recognizable was traditionally used to protect against evil forces
ancient symbols, thanks in part to its mysterious roots and to help guide the pharaohs into the afterlife In-
steeped in occultism and ancient wisdom. Commonly terestingly enough, the all-seeing eyes most famous
called the “all-seeing eye”, this symbol is also known as depiction is featured on the reverse side of the dol-
“the eye of Providence” and is classically shown as an lar bill, where it is pictured as the floating capstone
eye within a triangle, or pyramid. The all-seeing eye is a above a giant pyramid. The symbol was first placed
simple yet powerful symbol that can easily be designed on the dollar bill by FDR in 1935, and had been
to complement any tattoo style. It works wonderfully as a used since 1782 on the seal of the United States.
stand-alone piece, or as a powerful symbol within a bigger The pyramid on the seal consists of 13 steps to
tattoo. The all-seeing eye symbol is traditionally depicted reach the top of the structure, each step intend-
as a lone eye within a triangle enclosed by Still, research ed to represent one of the original 13 states.
now indicates tattoos aren’t bad for everyone. In people The famous quotes placed on the dollar bill by the
who heal well, getting a tattoo may prime their germ- all-seeing eye read as “annuit coeptis”, which trans-
fighting immune systems for action — and in a good way. lates to “he approves of our undertakings”, and “no-
vus ordo seclorum”, or “new order of the ages”. It is
believed that the forefathers of the United States
intended to use this symbolism and its accom-
panying phrases to assist in manifesting a civi-
lization as ever-lasting as that of Ancient Egypt.
Still, others maintain that it was used to imply that
secret societies like the Free Masons and others
had surreptitiously gained control of the country.

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