#WholeGlory—People Got Free Tattoos By Sticking Their Arm Through A Hole In The Wall

New York tattoo artist Scott Campbell was giving away free tattoos, but there was a catch. The catch being that to get one you had to stick your arm through a hole in a wall. But one you did, you get inked by Scott, although you didn't know what you got until you pulled your arm out and took a look.

If it all sounds a bit strange, don't worry, it was part of an art installation called Whole Glory which took place last week at Milk Gallery in Manhattan.

It involved a wall with a hole and Scott Campbell sat on one side. On the other side sat a willing volunteer—participants were selected using a lottery system each day, and once they stuck their arm through, that's it. Scott tattooed whatever he wanted.

Scott is a noted tattoo artist so people got inked for free from one of the best. It's just, well, they had no idea of just what that was.

Speaking with the New York Times he explained how he decided on what to tattoo:

I almost feel like there’s a bit of a palm-reading aspect to it. I don’t really know the person, but I’m physically touching them, reacting to them subliminally. I have a bunch of designs sketched out. Some of them I’ll pull from books of mine, other ones I’ll make up on the spot. The freedom is the most exciting thing to me, so I’m trying not to plan it out too much. I’m doing this large painting that has a bunch of drawings and sketches and things on it, so you’ll get a sense of the world that it’s coming from, but no, it could be anything.

People have been posting some of the creations he's done to Instagram under the hashtag #WholeGlory. You can check some out below.