A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

We are the world

I like this world map tattoo by Aaron Prosser at Whitsunday Tattoo in Airlie Beach, Australia… And now I know that the armpit of the world is either Bermuda or the Azores. I’ve got to get myself to the Azores. I hear the Human Project has a colony there.

Comments

31 responses to “We are the world”

  1. Slick Avatar

    ОфигеннаÑ? татушка!!!!!!
    идеÑ? клеваÑ?!!!! 🙂

  2. moddoctor Avatar

    Absolutely brilliant. I love the idea. Oh, and what Slick said.

  3. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    We are the world
    We are the children
    We are the ones who make a brighter day

  4. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Haha I just realized the title of the entry. I apparently read it and continued the lyrics in my head. Now I’m wondering if I got the song in my head first from the image or the title.

  5. waxfrog Avatar
    waxfrog

    Fabulous tattoo- will he have it coloured in?

  6. vikki Avatar
    vikki

    hahah the human project.. that movie was horrifying.

    but this tattoo is awesome!

  7. Isis pt Avatar

    yeah Açores is beautiful 🙂

  8. Nicko Avatar

    He should have it colored and shaded to match a topographical map. I think that would be one of the coolest tattoos I’ve ever seen.

  9. Jonny Avatar

    awesome tattoo…buttttttt you forgot newfoundland 🙁 we’re not that small! 😀

  10. waxfrog Avatar
    waxfrog

    even cooler if the ocean ridges etc. were shaded…

  11. Bloodflower Avatar
    Bloodflower

    I see portugal!!!

  12. ÈMþRê§§ Avatar
    ÈMþRê§§

    хорошие чернила умнаÑ? идеÑ?

  13. cheese Avatar
    cheese

    cool idea but Newfoundland, Canada is missing.

  14. Zhayde Avatar
    Zhayde

    Best… Movie… Ever by the way Shannon.

  15. ChillyMama Avatar

    Now *that* is one fucking cool tattoo!

  16. Whispers Avatar
    Whispers

    Children of Men reference? 😉

  17. Jp Avatar

    I’d rather him keep just the outline.
    Don’t shade/color it in pleasee.

  18. redredred Avatar
    redredred

    how long did it take to tattoo it?

  19. Nascent Avatar
    Nascent

    From a geologic point of view – the placement is quite clever.

  20. Reedee Avatar

    I have actually thought about getting kind of the same tattoo – a world map on the back. And now I see someone else have done it before me, so now I can’t do it myself because then I’m a lameass copier or what?

    Damn, why do I never get my thumb out of my ass and do what I think. Surely it’s a combination of being poor like hell, but I would probably push it into the future anyway.

    What’s the “rules” on these things. I mean it’s certinly considered lameass to copy someone else’s tattoo. But at the same time this isn’t a specificly made artwork. Just a copy of an imige of the world everyone have seen thousands of times…

  21. Olive Avatar
    Olive

    Same as Reedee, I’m studying for my degree in Geography and have considered almost exactly the same thing! Although I was veering more towards a centuries old type thing, with sea serpents and mermaids. I don’t think it’s a lame ass thing to do because obviously you would have mentally visualised it differently, and it’s such a cool idea it’d look great anyway.
    I do think it would look best coloured though!

  22. Leroy Avatar

    I wouldn’t worry about it Reedee, no one is going to think less of you for getting a similar world map tattoo.

  23. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    hahah omg, labrador really is missing!

  24. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    heh, thats funky. interesting placement

  25. gato Avatar
    gato

    i wonder if he’ll put pins in all the places he’s been… haha… or maybe at least some sort of piercing… that would make it a bit more involved and interesting too… just an idea

  26. cheese Avatar
    cheese

    labrador is there.

  27. Aaron Prosser Avatar
    Aaron Prosser

    Yes it’s only a map Reedee and you wouldn’t even be the thousanth person to get it tattooed, let alone the second!!

    Sorry to all the people from Labrador.

    I moved the continents a wack as to fit them to the body. I didn’t think anyone would notice. In actual fact when he is standing in a certain position they do kinda fall into place.

    The tattoo was a farely quick tattoo to complete. He’s another backpacker with no time for detail and no cashhhhhhhhhh!! At least he’s a happy backpacker now.(unless he comes from Labrador!)

    If you look reeeaaaly close at the Australian east coast 3/4 up, you can see a very small dot atop Airlie Beach right on the coast. So he never forgets the place to come to get it filled in!

  28. Aaron Prosser Avatar
    Aaron Prosser

    On closer inspection I think I may have included Labrador and left out all the ocean inward of it.

    Yes….Yes that is what has happened!! sory seasiders of east Canada.

  29. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    love the story about the airlie beach gap 🙂

  30. Mattt Avatar
    Mattt

    whole new meaning to got the world on his back

  31. Ainokami Avatar
    Ainokami

    Unfortunately this is the traditional textbook map which makes polar areas seem huge in comparison to areas closer to the equator… Scandinavia looks bigger than India and Greenland bigger than South America! Otherwise, it’s gorgeous…

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