The first layer with
Daphne Tan
on self-expression
She doesn't separate what she makes from who she is.
Her work is illustrative, black and grey — clean compositions full of quiet depth. What she puts on her skin and what she chooses to wear carry the same intention: this is me.
"It's the ability to show up as I am — no performance, no mask. Whether it's my tattoos or what I wear, it's all part of saying: this is me."
- Daphne Tan
In Her Own Words
how she starts
A clean canvas underneath — so everything on top can mean something.
"Before the needle, before the stencil — there is the choice of what goes against the skin first. For Daphne, that layer has to be as honest as everything she puts on top of it."
"Definitely a tramp stamp — because they're still SEXY, fun, and full of power when you own it."
If TRIIIPLE were a tattoo,
what would it look like?
