The Halls of Ink is a book of tattoo history written through film. A project preserving the art, stories, and history of tattooing.

My name is Dakota Weik. I am a tattoo ethnographer and filmmaker. I travel the world documenting tattooing across cultures: from the legends who shaped the craft, to indigenous practices, to the common tattooers, to people who simply carry remarkable stories on their skin. I sit down with them, and spend a small piece of my life shared with them. Learning their stories.

My life's work is traveling the world to learn this 5,000-year-old tradition and help preserve its legacy. A world I am deeply passionate about. In this series, along with my best friend Michael, we sit with some of the most fascinating artists working in one of the oldest forms of human expression. Capture it, and preserve it forever.

This is Life Beyond Ink. A docu-series by The Halls of Ink.

Produced by: Inked Abroad & Michael Corman