In a small workshop down a narrow alleyway in Taipei's Ximending district, tattoo artist Bobo Chen is refreshing a scene from a Japanese epic with new ink on a client's back.
I kept mum about my Sierra Leone trip. It wasn’t easy explaining to the people you love why you have to travel to a once war-torn country to help when your own country is also in need. But it was a simple rationale for me—humanity over nationality. My intention was to reach out through art to the women and youth victims of armed conflict and human rights violations. If I do so in my country, why not in Sierra Leone?
Neatly groomed and sporting purple scarves around their necks, Bianca, Kohler and Adonis make their way to the crowded cells...
