My story with art didn't begin in a modern studio, but in my grandmother's backyard in 2001, hand-soldering needles. Before art traveled the world, it walked the streets — I was a delivery boy on foot at 11, then a motorcycle courier. When life took my bike in a robbery, I decided: I would no longer ride routes, I would draw destinations.
I borrowed money from my brother, bought materials, and with the courage of someone who already knew the asphalt, I did my first tattoo on my own leg. Right there, I understood that tattooing was my place of presence — the beginning of a journey that would take me to 18 countries.