Valkyrie Ink – une somptueuse valkyrie tatouée par Reka Nyari

La photographe de new-yorkaise Reka Nyari a réalisé une série de portraits d’une valkyrie tatouée intitulée Valkyrie Ink.

La valkyrie est une jeune femme appelée Eowyn qui a connu une enfance difficile. Elle arbore un bouclier de tatouage, à la fois defensif, symbole de dureté et à la fois masquant quelques peu les stigmates de son passé.

Valkyrie Ink traces the compelling story of Eowyn, a resilient and rebellious young woman, who endured emotional and physical pain since childhood. Inextricably linked to the story of her difficult life, this series portrays her brave spirit and her marked skin, which both bear the scars of her past and the signs of her resistance. In an act of strength best understood as “putting on her own skin,” of arming herself, Eowyn adorned her body with a shield of tattoos. Yet, before the first emblem was inscribed on her skin in permanent ink, she developed the sense that empowerment laid in the rhythms of cuts and their scars which seemed to form an increasingly impenetrable shell. By cutting herself, she literally thickened her skin. Her metamorphosis continued when, at the age of 16, she got her first tattoo and connected to the power of ink to fortify her body and amplify her personality. The titillating lines, undulating images, and powerful words that cover her skin are marks of their bearer’s bravery, and evidence of her insubordination. The ink is who she is, desires to be, and who she has become.

Après cette geisha tatouée, voici donc quelques extraits de Valkyrie Ink, une somptueuse valkyrie tatouée par Reka Nyari:
(plus de ses clichés sur le site web de la photographe ici ou sur sa page Behance là)

Toutes les photos: crédits Reka Nyari (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).