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One of many world’s largest tattoo conventions got here to London this weekend, as greater than 200 artists and 1000’s of physique artwork fans descended on the capital.
Enterprise Insider UK was live from the event on Facebook.
The annual occasion — now in its twelfth yr — attracts a few of the tattoo world’s high expertise and a host of different entertainers, together with fire-breathers and burlesque dancers.
The conference lasts for 3 days and is a celebration of all types of tattoo artwork and its historical past.
As tattoos within the UK enhance in recognition, so too does the conference. In accordance with a YouGov survey last year, 20% of adults have gone underneath the tattoo gun.
Folks from all walks of life attend the three-day occasion. We spoke to Sabina Kelley, who with more than 200,000 followers on Instagram, is likely one of the most well-known artists at this yr’s conference. She instructed us how she juggles her profession as a jet-setting tattoo artist with three youngsters and one other profession as a world pin-up mannequin.
Mannequin and cosplayer Anna Quinn was additionally on the occasion in London. “This conference is the most important tattoo conference on the planet just about,” she instructed us. “So it is an incredible place to return for manufacturers to see you. It will get your identify on the market and also you get to satisfy all these implausible folks.”
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