Further suggestions from groups in the workshop.

Gail Durbin — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:14:00 +0000

Thanks, Peter, for your group's contribution. These are further notes I was given and apologies for leaving it so long before placing them here. Interesting too that the groups that have publicised their thoughts are those dealing with body art rather than drawing.

Group 2

'Tattoo This' - suggestions of designs from the collections

Cluster tattoos by: Subject of art, location on body' traditional or contemporary, age of person, date of tattoo, social context ( prison, concentration camp, punk)

Consider article about religious prohibitions or encouragement of body art

Some thing on henna tattoos for the less brave

Feature on piercing

Group 3

Invite stories about tattoo images

Invite people to submit their own photos

Create a flash mob events nationally and document

Connect tattoos to historic images

Create an activity to demonstrate regional or national difference in tattoo fashions

Invite personal stories about why and when people acquired tattoos

Make links with other museums interested in tattoos

Collect information about tattoo artists

Phone app using GPS to display tattoos by location

Thanks for all these good ideas, Gail

Notes from Peter's Body Art: Tattoo Group

psamis — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:56:35 +0000

Summary of Structural Brainstorming for a Community Site based around BODY ART: TATTOOS

Artists • Locations – Motifs/Designs • Cultural Traditions

WHY did I do it?

WHERE did I choose to put it?

Submit a design
Sharing Designs
Selling Designs

Google Map for sourcing artists and sites tattoos were received (often part of a pilgrimage/visit)

Search by Body parts:

Feet
Hands
Neck
Bellies
Ankles
Backs
Etc.

Galleries of Favorites

Sharing stories behind:

first tattoo (rite of passage)
subsequent tattoos

Adaptive re-use of old tattoos (e.g., in cases of changing romantic involvements)

My Imaginary Tattoo / My Wish List

Tattoos without tears: preview new tattoos through photo-superposition on your body

Tattoos in the News
· Tattoos in Film

_____ in Writing
_____ in Performance Art
_____ in Exhibitions
Famous People with Tats
Tattoo Events

Search Tattoo by

Subject
Artist
Body Part
Geographic location/source
Pain raiting

“Feel My Pain” – pain rating, stories

Timelines: in Tattoo history, contribute old family tats

On one’s own body

Sponsor: Tattoo Removal services!

Contributed by:

Kees Hendriks

Lucy MacDonald

Annie Chambers

Pepijn Lemmens

Peter Samis

For Gail Durbin’s Saturday morning interaction “More than the sum of its parts: pulling together user involvement in a museum website”

museumsandtheweb.com - Comments for "More than the sum of its parts"

Further suggestions from groups in the workshop.

Notes from Peter's Body Art: Tattoo Group