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The 4th wall is a theatre term for the invisible wall between performers and the audience. When performers speak directly to the audience it’s considered breaking the 4th wall. As the sociologist Erving Goffman’s dramaturgy suggests, we are constantly performing our identities. The interviews on this page were an attempt to enquire beyond the performativity of self.

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Nov 14

Nov 14 Portraits of South Africa's Bloodiest Prison Gang: The Number

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(Published in VICE 14/11/2018) Photojournalist Luke Daniels used his friendship with one high-ranking insider to photograph members of The Number

May 12

May 12 Inkspector: The Forensic Analysis of Tattoos and Ink

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(First published in INKED, issue 45) When forensic inquiry is applied to tattoos, it can assist in the identification or capture of criminals or missing persons.

Sep 27

Sep 27 Stick & Poking Aboard Convict Ships

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(VICE online, 27/09/16) Discover a rich history of colonial stick & poke tattoos and wild convict stories with Simon Barnard, author of Convict Tattoos: Marked Men and Women of Australia.

Dec 27

Dec 27 Persian Ink: The Underground Tattooists of The Islamic Republic of Iran

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(INKED magazine, issue 35) 'Tattooing in the Islamic Republic (dictatorship) of Iran' is the culmination of furtive correspondence with four brave Iranian tattooists who risk imprisonment and torture on a daily basis all for the sake of their art.

Sep 11

Sep 11 Tattooing in Australian Prisons

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(Things & Ink, issue 7. Republished in INKED, issue 28) “It’s another world in prison, there’s dos and don’ts out here, and then there’s dos and don’ts in there. I used to just go with the flow, and do tattoos.”