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TattooLog

References, processes and ideas that guide my tattoo work. It’s a space to give context and clarity to the style and the thinking behind the designs.

 

A Dance Underground

I came across this photo — I can’t remember where — but it stayed with me.

Two women dancing in the middle of a subway car in Moscow. The space is crowded, fluorescent-lit, ordinary. And yet, there they are: moving in sync, lost in the moment, surrounded by commuters who barely notice.

In a place built for passing through, they chose to be fully present. In the middle of routine, they made something unexpected — brief, but unforgettable.

That’s what struck me. Not performance, not rebellion — just a quiet interruption. A gesture of life where no one was asking for it.

That image stayed with me long enough to become a tattoo. A reminder that sometimes the most meaningful moments don’t shout. They just happen — and you either catch them, or you miss them.

Jorge

A Playlist for Presence:

  1. Max Richter – “On the Nature of Daylight”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVN1B-tUpgs

  2. Nils Frahm – “Says”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzD6vQhQ2zY

  3. Nick Drake – “Place to Be”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GM017zM1j0

  4. Agnes Obel – “Riverside”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjncyiuwwXQ

  5. Ólafur Arnalds – “Near Light”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSz3nOHdJXM

  6. Bill Evans – “Peace Piece”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiQ5P0aRJes

  7. Sufjan Stevens – “Mystery of Love”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQT32vW61eI

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