a feature that made so much sense that I immediately set out to recreate them for my own customers."Jim Ward Phil Andros: "A German tattoist named Horst Streckenbach invented a radically different tattoo pen, with each instrument containing its own small motor was attached an irregular camwheel that furnished the up and down movement." Art In 1981, the German conceptual artist Timm Ulrichs had THE END tattooed on his right eyelid by Streckenbach. The tattoo, which can only be read when the eye is closed, recalls the final credits of a film, the last performance and the final moment. This tattoo event was also documented on film, created in the context of the video of the same name which juxtaposes 60 final images. Selected bibliography Samuel M. Steward: Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos. Routledge London & New York 1990, . Margot Mifflin: Bodies of Subversion. powerHouse Books 2013, . Caroline Rosenthal, Dirk Vanderbeke: Probing the Skin: Cultural Representations of Our Contact Zone. Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2015, . Marcel Feige: Das Tattoo-und Piercing Lexikon. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf 2000, . Tattoo Sammy appeared in PFIQ #18 (1983) and #19 as the magazine’s first documented tongue piercing. References 1925 births German tattoo artists Body piercers 2001 deaths Tattooing