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The '''ScarWars''' project is a self-described "international art collective consisting of Scarification artists, photographers, videographers and writers. Their goal is to educate, document and push the boundaries of what can be done with the Art of [[Scarification]]." ScarWars was conceived by [[Shawn Porter]], the creator of [[SPC]] and a long-time [[BME]] QOD staffer.
A '''Sclera tattoo''' is a tattoo on the white area of the eyeball. In [[2007]], the first tattoo experiment was done by Howie, of [[Lunacobra.net]], on three men with sighted eyes: [[Shannon Larratt]], [[Pauly Unstoppable]] and Josh Rahn. This procedure was inspired by [[Rachel Larratt]]'s [[Eyeball implant]], where a platinum star was implanted into her sclera. Many others have been done since then but it is still very new and can be dangerous. The method of injecting eyes with tattoo ink was invented by Shannon Larratt. Unlike regular tattoos, sclera tattoos are irreversible; [[Laser removal]] cannot be done on an eye.  


ScarWars events took place between 2005-2007. The first was in Philadelphia in May of [[2005]] and marked the first [[scarification]] event of its kind, with a diverse group of artists from several countries working in different styles and techniques. Several practitioners joined together and worked on collaborative pieces. The second event took place in Los Angeles in February [[2006]] and featured many unique individual and collaborative pieces. ScarWars II also saw the introduction of the [[Keith Alexander]] award for excellence in scarification, which was presented to [[Ron Garza]].
In 2012, sclera tattoos increased in popularity.


A book entitled "[[OPENED: The 2005/2006 Scarwars Project]]" is in the process of being written and edited by the writers and photographers involved in the project. There is also a short film entitled "[[Connective Tissue]]," which documents the first two ScarWars events, which is being edited as of early 2006.
== Risks ==
[[File:Blackeyemigration.jpg|thumb|right|180px|An example of the ink migrating]]
* Pain
* Blindness/vision issues
* Light sensitivity
* [[Migration]] of the ink
* Social complications
* This is a very new procedure so there may be other unknown risks.


== Artists who have worked at ScarWars ==
== See also ==
* '''2005:'''
* [[Corneal Tattooing]]
** [[Blair]]
** [[Brian Decker]]
** [[Dave Gillstrap]]
** [[Jesse Villemaire]]
** [[Monte Vogel]]
** [[Ron Garza]]
** [[Ryan Ouellette]]
** [[Vampy]]


* '''2006:'''
== External links ==
** [[Brian Decker]]
* [http://news.bmezine.com/2007/07/02/three-blind-mice/ BME article on first procedure on sighted eyes]
** [[Dave Gillstrap]]
* [http://news.bme.com/2012/11/21/the-eyeball-tattoo-faq-has-been-updated/ The Eyeball Tattoo FAQ]
** [[Jesse Villemaire]]
* [http://news.bme.com/2012/11/02/red-eyes-of-doom/ ModBlog: Red Eyes of Doom]
** [[John Joyce]]
* [http://news.bme.com/2012/10/27/the-sleeper-has-awakened/ BME article: The Sleeper has Awakened]
** [[Monte Vogel]]
* [http://news.bme.com/2012/10/15/cosmic-eyes-ftw/ BME article: Cosmic Eyes FTW]
** [[Ron Garza]]
* [http://news.bme.com/2012/10/10/the-black-eyeball-club/ BME article: The Black Eyeball Club]
** [[Ryan Ouellette]]
* [http://news.bme.com/2012/10/15/arriving-on-the-red-eye/ BME article: Arriving on the Red Eye]
** [[Thorsten Sekira]]
* [http://news.bme.com/2012/10/14/black-eyes-in-brazil/ BME article: Black Eyes in Brazil]
** [[Wayde Dunn]]
* [http://news.bme.com/2012/05/16/four-years-later/ BME article: Four Years Later]
 
* [http://news.bme.com/2013/03/03/eyeball-tattoo-interview-five-years-later Eyeball Tattoo interview, 5 years later]
== Related Sites ==
* [http://www.scarwars.net/ ScarWars website]

Latest revision as of 10:57, 17 September 2023

Joeltron's sclera tattoo

A Sclera tattoo is a tattoo on the white area of the eyeball. In 2007, the first tattoo experiment was done by Howie, of Lunacobra.net, on three men with sighted eyes: Shannon Larratt, Pauly Unstoppable and Josh Rahn. This procedure was inspired by Rachel Larratt's Eyeball implant, where a platinum star was implanted into her sclera. Many others have been done since then but it is still very new and can be dangerous. The method of injecting eyes with tattoo ink was invented by Shannon Larratt. Unlike regular tattoos, sclera tattoos are irreversible; Laser removal cannot be done on an eye.

In 2012, sclera tattoos increased in popularity.

Risks

An example of the ink migrating
  • Pain
  • Blindness/vision issues
  • Light sensitivity
  • Migration of the ink
  • Social complications
  • This is a very new procedure so there may be other unknown risks.

See also

External links

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