Prison ink

For her first solo photographic exhibition, After Life, Araminta de Clermont explores the tattoos sported by members of South Africa's notorious prison gangs. Tattoos, particularly facial, are a gesture of defiance to the prison authorities and show a prisoner's status. The pigment is created by mixing burned paper, ground-up rubber washers or brick dust with saliva. De Clermont tracked the gang members after prison and discovered their stories. The exhibition opened this week in Cape Town, but you can see some of the works here

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Африканская роспись. Татуировки криминального мира ЮАР