Skin Pics (1980)
29m
Running Time
October 1, 1980Release Date
Plot.
A bold reveal of a rose tattoo opens this 1980 documentary on tattooing in New Zealand. The potted history includes visits to tattoo parlours on K' Road and Hastings, and the studios of industry legends Steve Johnson and Roger Ingerton. Tattooists discuss public stigma, people's reasons for getting inked, and popular designs: sailors, serpents, swallows and tā moko. Made for documentary slot Contact, Skin Pics chronicles a time when "folk art has become high art".
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Cast & Crew.
D.O.C. Williams
Narrator / Executive Producer
Geoff Steven
Director
Julienne Stretton
Researcher