Religion: it’s at the centre of world affairs, but profound questions still remain. Why are you here? What happens when you die? Does God matter? God Forbid seeks the answers.
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Religion: it’s at the centre of world affairs, but profound questions still remain. Why are you here? What happens when you die? Does God matter? God Forbid seeks the answers.
The art of marking the body – by piercing the flesh and pushing ink into the wound – the tattoo has an uneasy relationship with religion.
It's sometimes seen as a desecration of the body, but equally, the tattoo is venerated as a rite of passage as a form of worship.
Then there are tattoos in the secular context. They so common in Australia now, it’s actually hard to find a body under the age of 40 without NOT permanently marked by ink.
It’s a fascinating form of human expression, both in existence for millennia, and changing before our eyes.
GUESTS:
LARS KRUTAK is an anthropologist and documentary maker who specialises in tattoos and their cultural significance.
JULIA MAGEAU GRAY is a researcher, documentary maker, and tattoo artist. Julia is credited with revitalising women's tattoo traditions across Melanesia
God Forbid
Religion: it’s at the centre of world affairs, but profound questions still remain. Why are you here? What happens when you die? Does God matter? God Forbid seeks the answers.
