This is the first of the anatomical heart series. Anatomical hearts... a symbol of the spiritual and emotional core of a human being, connecting past and future, connecting all human beings. Rather than the symbolical heart, I prefer the anatomical heart because it is tangible. The balance between an organ and a symbol is fascinating.
This is my tattoo. The existing art covers up the original tattoo I got when I was 18. This one has an anatomical heart inside a bird's nest. The bird's nest lies within my skin and is revealed by the 'pulling back' of skin. A mechanical bird watches over it.
Birds are another symbol that are frequently used to describe the soul and its' freedom. Creating a mechanical bird that relies on being wound up, is the bird really free?
And homes, or nests in this scenario. Well... home is where the heart is, is it not?
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