Pachakuth began long before it had a name.
I’ve been part of the art world for 16 years, and tattooing for 7 of those years. I learned by staying close to the work and letting time shape it. What formed me early on still stays with me, whether I’m holding a pencil or a machine.
As I grew into my practice, I began to understand myself as an artist, and with that came a quiet longing for a space I couldn’t find anywhere. When it became clear that this space didn’t exist, I decided to build it. Pachakuth was created not just for me, but for every artist who enters this path searching for a place to belong.
I wanted to create a space where the focus returns to the work — where artists take time to grow, where sketching matters, where original ideas are respected, and where people are free to be themselves. A place shaped by shared tables, guest artists, long conversations, and learning through experience.
My work includes large-scale surreal tattoos, often intense and emotional, and bold line-based tattoos that follow the natural movement of the body. At times, masks, Theyyam, and tribal forms appear in my work, not planned or forced, but as a natural part of how I think and create.
This studio exists to slow things down.
To stay with the process.
To make work that stays.
We are tattoo artists first. We are not content creators, influencers, or entertainers. Our work is understood through the tattoos, their placement, detail, and healing, not through followers, content, or performance.
- Eric Edward (founder)