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ESOTERIC POZNAŃ

That's how Grabaż sang about the city a few years after I'd moved here. I just hope, that when he was mentioning Satan dwelling Wilda he didn't mean my studio, which was at first situated exactly there. 

ESOTERIC POZNAŃ

POZNAŃ, COURTYARD AT 11 WIERZBIĘCICE STREET - AT THIS ADDRESS WAS LOCATED THE FIRST IN POZNAŃ AND ONE OF THE FIRST IN POLAND, TATTOO STUDIO.

Aside from personal matters, I chose to start my career in Poznań due to one reason. On the cusp of 80s and 90s, the city came off to me as the one that has the most connection to the western world, and providing with tremendous opportunities in many fields.

ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE, POZNAŃ HAD AN EXTREMELY SOLID HEAVY METAL AREA.

This type of music, without a doubt, had a huge impact on tattoo development on the West and in the country during 90s. After the "Iron Curtain" had collapsed, we were presented with an opportunity to see live performances of bands such as Iron Maiden more often. In fact, they were the ones that set the trend for long haird, leather items and of course - tattoos! 

I ACTUALLY HAD TO CREATE MY WHOLE "TATTOO WORLD" MYSELF.

At the beginning of the 90s, the tattoo industry was practically nonexistent, except for a few cases similar to mine. Based on randomly collected facts, such as from the movie "Tattoo" starring Bruce Dern or Tom Petty's music video "Into the Great Wide Open," I slowly and consistently began to establish rules and procedures to help me in my work.

 

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