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View all search resultsFrom Bali to Berlin: The art of putting ink to skin
Bhoman F. Jamhari had to come all the way from Bali to Berlin to fulfill his dream of opening his own tattoo studio and turn it into a space where the whole neighborhood feels at home.
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Since he opened Kayon Tattoo Art Studio in 2014, Bhoman F. Jamhari made sure to get to know his neighbors.
“Hospitality is everything,” he said while enjoying a cup of coffee and engaging in friendly chitchat with the people passing by his tattoo studio in Berlin-Kreuzberg, an area of the city well known for its diverse cultural life.
“I think at least one person in every building on this street has been tattooed by me,” he laughs. “It’s important to be part of the community. When we organize get-togethers at Kayon, they are open to anyone.”
Bhoman applies the same welcoming attitude to the artists who work in his tattoo studio: instead of looking for fame and glory for himself, he envisions Kayon as a place where artists can learn and inspire one another.
After all, he explains, if it had not been for the support and help of others in his life, he would not be where he is today.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic that has brought life to a standstill – not only in Berlin, but all over the world – Bhoman said the most important thing was to help flattening the curve. He closed his studio to minimize the risk but now, as the situation improves, it is back in business.
