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Tatuajes experimentales con propósitos estético-terapéuticos para casos en situación de rechazo a cicatrices corporales no deseadas
(Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Artes, 2026-03-05) Illaisaca Muñoz, Joseph Damian; Moya Méndez, Misael
This work is part of a research-creation project that seeks to redefine tattooing as an artistic tool with aesthetic and therapeutic potential, especially for people who have physical scars as a result of traumatic experiences. Tattooing, traditionally stigmatized and associated with marginality, is approached from an interdisciplinary perspective that positions it within the legitimate practices of contemporary art. Through an ethnographic and collaborative approach, the body is proposed as a territory of memory and symbolic transformation, in which scars are not hidden but reinterpreted, celebrating resilience. In this way, it develops as an experimental practice that generates unique designs, with the aim of contributing to the emotional well-being of the collaborators, while exploring the boundaries between art, therapy, and healing. The proposals are generated through direct dialogue with the collaborators, through interviews and creative design sessions, where they share their personal stories to be used as the basis for the artistic designs. It is not only visual, but also symbolic, as tattooing is considered an act of reappropriation of the body.