Secret Ink
South Korea’s underground tattoo scene: The women defying the law
Secret Ink Synopsis
Once associated with gangsters, in South Korea tattoos still divide opinion. Whilst they have grown in popularity, only licensed doctors can officially ink skin. So in the thriving underground scene in Seoul, many artists are, in effect, working illegally. BBC 100 Women meets the women tattoo artists who are navigating this precarious work and those fighting to overturn the law so that artists no longer live in fear of being reported.
Secret Ink is a documentary film with a runtime of 26m.
- Production:
- BBC
- Status:
- Released
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