The seventh annual Buenos Aires Tattoo Show was held at Hotel Bauen the weekend of 4th-6th March. This convention pulls in people from all over the world; the Buenos Aires city government even declared it a “tourist event of interest” for 2011. Special guest tattoo artists Paul Booth (US), Goethe (Mexico), Federico Ferroni (US) and others came to ink peoples’ arms, torsos, legs, and heads and people lined up for the chance. Beatrice Murch shares her photographs of the event with our readers.
Body modifications galore
Robbie Ice admiring a woman's full back tattoo
Tattoo machines for sale by Tatuaje Sudaka
Argentina Hells Angels and Demian from La Plata giving a new tattoo
Purses for sale
Passing the time with his Smart Phone while getting his tattoo by Chino
Picking out piercings
Federico Ferroni is known for his japanese outline style, here he applies a tiger tattoo.
Goths walking the halls
A man brought his baby to the show - keeping it all in the family. A woman shows off her tattoo, in the privacy of the women's bathroom.
A woman gets a tattoo from Manuk
Fashion show at the Tattoo convention
Picture #8 is Federico Ferroni. It is mislabeled as Alex Martinez.
Matt – thank you for the correction – much appreciated!
Picture #11, the store is called MANUK TATTOO not Manuh
The tattoer name is Lucho