We found another gem of Budapest’s tattoo scheme on the fifth floor of Publikus’ former building. Fatum Tattoo opened last December and represents a very special personality in its own universe of uncompromising self-expression: well-lit, diverse rooms, waiting room with PlayStation, and an awesome team that often resembles a preschool group according to Dezső Marianna captain who we knew before from Telep. We checked out the parlor, but none of us got inked this time.
If anyone takes a peek behind the tattoo world’s skull-patterned silk curtains, they are sure to be suck in by a feeling, similarly to a black hole, that when two people meet something great might come to be. Something similar happened to Telep’s former vanguard, Manna, who opened Fatum Tattoo back in December, in Kecskeméti Street, on the fifth floor of Publikus’ former building.
Her choice of location was not random, either. The pin-up wonderland’s essence, separated from the busting streets, is a sense of intimacy for those who do not want to reveal their pain to the entire world. Another important feature of Fatum is that it is bright, spacious, and up here it can express itself the way it wants.
And it does. We can separate the space well from other ‘usual’ tattoo parlors, as Fatum intentionally does not bear any typical style features similar to them. The concept was that tattoos only go on skin, not onto the walls. Instead of those typically decorated walls we all know, there is a clear-out space, happy room, and perhaps the coolest thing, a PlayStation in the waiting room that guests (and their attendants) and artists can both play on to release some stress.
By the way, the parlor’s main wall was painted by Budha Tomi, who is not only well known in street art circles, but also helped us with some of our street art articles, and who already had an art exhibition in Fatum. These kind of friendly affiliations are quite common around here, the friends’ circle is large and exciting, which means no one ever feel bored here.
Community forming, socialization and self-expression also play an important role here, on top of the city. On Fatum’s special playground, parties and exhibitions do not count as unusual – in the future, they even plan to organise workshops and all-night DJ sets. On the list of future plans, a partnership with Tip Top Bar got its place as well.
Besides, Fatum's young, professionally powerful creative team is reason enough for us to want to get tattooed here. The team includes masters like Berczi Dóra (Dorca) graphic designer, Jakócs Dorottya painter, Debreczeni Gábor (Debi), Kiss Tamás and the famous Müllner Csaba. They all represent different styles and attitudes, so anyone with a vague idea will find their match. For those who are afraid of not getting a job or getting stared at on the street because of tattoos, here is a piece of advice: leave the stereotypes behind and do what you like! The rest is up to the universe to put in its place. Oh, and yes, it hurts. A little bit.
The parlor’s name is a play on the same thing: fatum means fate in Latin, and we all know that we cannot escape our destinies.
