www.tedxamsterdam.com Henk has a collection of 115 tattoos. All on himself, each with it's own story. To make things even more interesting, Henk brought with him a preserved piece of skin with a tattoo on it. Henk Schiffmacher is a tattoo artist, painter, writer, collector and world traveler. Through his travels and experiences, Henk has acquired extensive knowledge of the role and significance of tattoos through the ages and in different cultures. In his opinion, tattoos have become an identifier, a way to identify people after their death and sometimes a way people choose to commemorate someone they lost. Often people try to replace their mental pain with physical pain. It distracts them from their aching emotions and gives them some actual tangible pain instead. The second day after the Malaysian airline crash, Henk already had people in his tattoo shop who wanted a tattoo of their loved ones, to help them in the process of mourning. The power of the tattoo was a strong mental connection in several ways. Some people even want their ashes of their pet mixed with the ink. Henk just has one short piece of advice: Don't bring the ash of the entire horse. Henk Schiffmacher is a tattoo artist, painter, writer, collector, and world traveler. Through his travels and experiences, he has acquired extensive knowledge of the role and significance of tattoos through the ages and in different cultures. Tattoos have become an identifier, a are a way to identify people after their death, a way people choose to commemorate someone they lost. Often people try to replace their mental pain with physical pain. It distracts you from your aching emotions and gives you some actual pain instead. The second day after the Malaysian airline crash he already had people in his tattooshop that wanted a tattoo of their father in the process of mourning. Some people even want their ashes of their pet mixed with the ink. A short piece of advice: Don't bring the ash of whole horse. Produced by: http://www.fellermedia.com Camera by: http://www.hoens.tv Catch up on more TEDxAmsterdam videos by subscribing to our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/tedxams Follow us on Twitter for updates: http://www.twitter.com/tedxams Read all about speakers, Ideas Worth Doing and behind the scenes reports on http://www.tedxamsterdam.com
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