Tattooing as Archive: From the Trace of Writing to the Writing of a Trace
In recent years, tattoos have become the object of infatuation but, unlike those of traditional societies, they are original and individually chosen motifs. How can one grasp this practice which consists of putting something on the skin indelibly? Could it have the function of connecting us to a place, a name, a group? I will treat the body as a space to open my reflection on the plurality of tattoos. I will make some hypotheses on the different forms of corporal inscriptions, from the stigma, to the erotic ornament which is given to see, to the mark of identity. Could tattooing, in some cases, constitute a kind of symbolic support, the writing of a visible trace on the body whose necessity would be to prevent forgetfulness?