Tattooist Emmanuel Uchenna Item Urges Africans to Embrace Their Identity Through Tattoos

Body art has always been a lot more than decoration. Various cultures told stories with them, used them as a form of belonging, identity, and survival. For Emmanuel Uchenna Item, a 30-year-old Austrian-Nigerian tattoo artist, tattoos are a way to bridge worlds. His work draws heavily from West African heritage…
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