Ridete Aut Moriemini
(L. Laugh or Die)
Kiln cast TV glass, diamond drill engraved
"The Romans mockingly called the slaves 'men of letters'. ...the slaves bought from Samos, or possible Samothrace, were extensively tattooed. They were called the caeletos - the engraved- because their bodies resembled inlaid works of art."
- Catherine Grognard 1994 "The Tattoo-Graffiti for the Soul"
