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Recordiad sain / Audio recording:S Williams
S, Willims
(Interviewer)
Ashley, Pegler
(Interviewer)
Oral history interview conducted as part of a project exploring the legacy of pioneering tattoo artist Jessie Knight and her influence on the tattoo community in Wales today. This interview is focused on Jessie Knight's time and comparing it with S' experience. Then the interview explores movement and trave, along with white middle class sensibilities.There was also reflections on cultural appropriation as well as the importance of looking outside of the Western narratives of tattooing. Lastly, we discussed the power of tattoo messaging alongside drawing directly onto the body through the artistic medium of tattooing.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F2026.66.23.2
Historical Associations
Association Type: Locality of the evidence
Date: 09/04/2026
Creation/Production
S is a tattoo artist who works across the country on bold emotive designs. He primarily draws designs directly onto people's skin as well as creating designs physically first, deciding to forego the use of editing tools for human imperfection.
Ashley Pegler is a gender and queer historian who has done work on Cardiff responses to the outbreak of AIDS and depictions of race and gender within 90's pantomime. Oral history has been an interest of theirs since starting to cover more community and memory history, making the Jessie Knight project an amazing opportunity.
Role: Interviewee
Role: Interviewer
Period: 09/04/2026
Acquisition
Made-in-House
Measurements
duration:0.30.41
Location
In store
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