Episode 65: Shani Nizan - Skin In The Game

Shani Nizan is a tattoo artist based in New York City.

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(00:00) New York, Not Berlin

(03:10) Falling In Love With New York

(06:05) Fourteen And Financially Independent

(09:10) Second Child, Hungry For Autonomy

(12:20) Kibbutz Childhood And Early Jazz

(15:45) What A Kibbutz Really Is

(19:05) Free Time, Friends, And Philosophy

(22:10) Chasing A Tattoo Hero To Berlin

(25:30) Inventing A New Tattoo Language

(28:40) From Illustrator To Skin Artist

(31:35) Human–Animal Hybrids And One-Client Days

(34:50) Inside A Perfect Tattoo Session

(38:05) Needles, Meditation, And Flow State

(41:15) Berlin Misery Vs New York Plenty

(44:20) Instagram’s Rise, Algorithms, And Hurt

(48:05) Money, Bushwick Rent, And Getting By

(51:10) Community, Ornithology, And City Worship

(54:20) Success As Service, Not Spotlight