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Lectures on Tribal Tattooing: History, Meaning, and Culture

Meraki Fade offers captivating lectures that explore the deep history and cultural significance of tribal tattooing across the world. Drawing on years of research and first-hand experience as both an artist and curator, her talks uncover how tattooing has been used for centuries as a language of identity, belonging, and transformation.

Meraki has lectured at Sussex University, sharing her expertise with students and academics interested in the anthropology of body art and its place within human history. These sessions are ideal for museums, cultural institutions, universities, and art spaces seeking to understand the social, spiritual, and aesthetic dimensions of tattooing.

Each lecture is richly illustrated with imagery and stories gathered from Meraki’s time as founder of the Brighton Tattoo Museum, and from her extensive fieldwork documenting traditional tattooing practices around the world.

Whether you are curating an exhibition, planning an educational event, or seeking an engaging speaker on the cultural roots of tattooing, Meraki brings knowledge, authenticity, and passion to every presentation.
She is also available to book for film screenings featuring her documentary work in the Mentawai Islands and Borneo, offering audiences a rare insight into the living traditions of indigenous tattoo culture.