Umzobi weTattoo uMohan Gurung, osuka eNepal, kwivenkile yakhe yesiXeko saseNew York, eMahan's Tattoo Inn.UNina Roberts Abaxhasi bayaphuma Ihotele kaMohan yeTattoo , ebekwe kwisiXeko saseNew York, inokubonisa iiTattoos zezithixo zamaHindu nezamaBuddhist ezinje ngeShiva, Kali okanye iTara ezingalweni, emilenzeni, ezingonweni nasemqolo. Okanye mhlawumbi inamba ecekethekileyo ebuyisa umvambo onomsila omde otyibilikileyo ethangeni, mhlawumbi ipegi yomlilo ephefumla umlilo- zonke zibekwe phakathi kwamaza amnandi, iintyatyambo ze-lotus okanye iipateni zejometri ezintsonkothileyo, phantse Escher-efana ngokweenkcukacha.
Umzobi we tattoo ngasemva kwezi tattoos zasendle nezimangalisayo ngu-Mohan Gurung onobulali, oziphethe kakuhle, osuka eNepal. Ugqwesa kwiitattoos eziphefumlelwe yimifanekiso kunye ne iconography efumaneka eNepal, ene-dash yaseJapan, eThai, ePolynesia nakwimifanekiso yaseMelika yakudala. Usebenze abathengi be-inki kwisiXeko saseNew York ukusukela nge2014 xa wayefuduka eNepal.
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Ngaphakathi kwigumbi lokulinda elincinci, amanyathelo nje ambalwa kwinqanaba lesitalato kwisitalato se-14, umculo weReggae udlala ngokuzolileyo. Imaski eyenziwe ngomthi yaseNepali ebonisa isidalwa esineempondo esitya inyoka ixhonywe ezindongeni ezimhlophe. Itheyibhile yekofu esembindini ifakwe kwiifoto zeetattoo kunye nezibopheleli ezigcwele iifoto zeetattoos zikaGurung kubathengi.
Ekuphakameni kwempumelelo yeGurung eKathmandu, eNepal, apho asagcina isitudiyo se tattoo kwaye etyelele amaxesha ngamaxesha, wagqiba kwelokuba asungule ishishini le tattoo, phakathi kwinqanaba lomsebenzi, kwisiXeko saseNew York. Waqala wasebenzisa istudiyo esivela eJackson Heights, eQueens, indawo enabemi abaninzi baseNepali. Emva kokuba umninimzi waseQueens emgxothile, wafudusela utyando kwisitalato i-14th Manhattan-apho asebenza khona nonyana wakhe oneminyaka engama-24 u-Arjun-unyaka onesiqingatha.
Njengokuba kudlalwa i-reggae kunye ne-buzz etyhafileyo evela kunyana kaGurung osebenza kumvambo womthengi kwigumbi elingasemva, uGurung wachaza ukuba kutheni eshiye ishishini lakhe eliqhuba kakuhle eKathmandu ukuze aqalise ngokutsha kwisiXeko saseNew York, enye phakathi kwamakhulu, ngokungaziwa.
Yintoni i tattoo yakho ekhethekileyo?
Uyilo oluphambili yiNepali, kodwa ndifumana inkuthazo kuyo yonke into. Ndigxininisa kwimvelaphi ephathekayo.
Ngaba ukhule kunye nale mifanekiso kunye nemifuziselo eNepal?
Ewe, kukho imikrolo kuyo yonke indawo.
Ngaba abathengi bangena kwivenkile yakho besazi ukuba bafuna ntoni?
Abanye bathi, Mohan, yenza into ngenene… ujonge kum, wenze nantoni na oziva ukhululekile kuyo, ndiyakuthemba, yenza isitayile sakho. Banika iikhrayitheriya ezithile: hayi ubundlobongela, akukho khakhayi, apha ukuya apha [ekhomba kwingalo yakhe ephezulu]. Abanye abathengi banezimvo kwaye bafuna ukuba senze uyilo; abanye beza noyilo oluthile.
Ngaba wakha wamvambo ubuso bomntu?
Ndenze isibini kubo. Ndihlala ndithetha nomthengi kuqala ukuqinisekisa ukuba bayayazi into abayenzayo.
Kuthekani ukuba umntu ufuna uyilo olubi ngokufihlakeleyo?
Senza yonke into, kufuneka sihlawule amatyala.
Ibe njani into yokuvula ivenkile ye tattoo kwisiXeko saseNew York, isixeko apho kukho amakhulu abanye abazobi be tattoo, emva kokuba besaziwa kakhulu eKathmandu?
Kwivenkile yaseKathmandu, esele ikho, bendinabaculi abasixhenxe. Bendihlala ndithatha eyona misebenzi ilungileyo. Okuseleyo, bendiya kugqitha kwabanye. Kwakukho unyaka omnye ulindelwe ukuqeshwa. Ndandinomphathi. Kodwa bendidiniwe noko yile. Bendingakhululekanga, kukho uxinzelelo oluninzi. Nam ndandisiya ndisonqena; yonke into yeza kum. Ndifuna ukuba kwindawo apho kungekho mntu undaziyo, ukuze ndenze le nto ndiyifunayo.
Oko ndafudukela apha, ndifunde into entsha mihla le, kodwa bekunzima nyani. Ndihambile ndisiya kubathengi abaninzi, ndaphantse andabi nabathengi. Bendihlala ndingathathi imisebenzi emincinci endingayifuni eNepal. Ngoku, kufuneka ndithathe wonke umsebenzi. Ndakha kancinci kancinci abathengi bam, kuya kuba ngcono.
Ndenze uphando oluninzi ngaphambi kokuba ndize. Khange ndihambe nje-bendilungiselelwe ngokwengqondo.
Yintoni eyenze ukuba ufike kwisiXeko saseNew York kwasekuqaleni?
Ndikhe ndaya kwiindibano ezininzi ze tattoo kwihlabathi liphela. Ukuya kwam kwindibano ye tattoo eLong Island, ndadlula kwisiXeko saseNew York, kwaye ndaziva ndikhululekile! INew York igcwele abaphambukeli, awuziva uxinzelelo lukhulu, uyazi…
Ngaba uyavumelana nomgangatho othile wenkcubeko?
Ewe. Ndiziva ndivulekile ngakumbi, ndikhululekile apha. Ke sesinye sezizathu zokuza kwam. Enye into kukuba likomkhulu lehlabathi.
Ivenkile yakho yokuqala yayiseJackson Heights, eQueens, enoluntu olukhulu lwaseNepali, ngaba yayiluncedo loo nto?
Bonke abahlobo bam baseQueens; bacebisa ukuba ndivule apho. Konke ukutya kwaseNepali endinokukufuna kukho phaya— [Nepali] pickles and the best momos [Amadombolo eTibetan]! Kukho iintlobo ezininzi ngeesosi ezahlukeneyo.
Bekade unika ii-momo tattoos ngexesha lonyaka Momo Khasa e Jackson Heights, akunjalo?
Ewe, ndiyenzile iminyaka emithathu. Bekumnandi. Andizange ndenze ii-momo tattoos eNepal, kodwa ndenze okuninzi apha! Qho ngonyaka, senza i-17 ye-18 momo tattoos; abanye abantu babuyela minyaka le kwaye bafumana isitayile esahlukileyo se-momo tattoo.
Ke kutheni uye wafudukela eManhattan?
Yonke into eseJackson Heights yayintle kakhulu, kodwa ngequbuliso umnini-mhlaba wacela wonke umntu ukuba ahambe kuba beza kusidiliza eso sakhiwo. Ke, kuye kwafuneka ndifuduke. Ndabeka yonke imali yam kweso sithuba, yonke imali yam yomhlalaphantsi kuba ndandicinga ukuba ndiza kuba lapho ngonaphakade. Ndaphoxeka, ilahleko enkulu kum.
Kodwa, ndakhumbula ukuba xa ndandiseNepal, iphupha lam yayikukuvula eManhattan. Ndacinga, mandizame. Nokuba ndingafa, ndiza kuziva ngathi, ndiyenzile!
Njengoko kuvela, abakhange basidilize eso sakhiwo! Bacele ukuba ndibuye, kodwa akukho lula kangako ukujikeleza ishishini.
Ngaba ukufudukela kwi-East Village kutshintshe ishishini lakho?
Ndiphulukene neepesenti ezingama-75 zabaxhasi bam abasuka eQueens.
Wow, iJackson Heights ayikho kude kangako, abanakuthatha indlela engaphantsi?
Ndacinga into efanayo, kodwa ayisebenzi njengaleyo.
Ngaba abathengi bakho ikakhulu Nepali?
EQueens, bendidla ngokuba neepesenti ezingama-65 eNepali kunye nepesenti ezingama-35 zomxube wabantu. Apha, yinto ephikisayo: I-15 ukuya kwi-20 yepesenti yeNepali, okuseleyo ngumxube omkhulu.
Ngaba unengxaki nabathengi abangabo baseNepali abafumana iitatoos eziphefumlelweyo zeNepali?
Hayi, kulungile.
Uqale njani ukwenza umvambo kwindawo yokuqala?
Bendihlala ndizobe, ngenxa nje yengqondo yam, xa ndandisengumntwana. Ndandingumntu oneentloni kakhulu. Ndifumene umntu owenza iiTattoo kakuhle, kwaye ndafunda kancinci naye, kodwa ndenzela nje ukuzonwabisa.
Ndiqale ukwenza umvambo kubahlobo, emva koko abanye abahlobo bafuna ii-tatoo. Wonke umntu uthe kufuneka ndivule istudiyo, ngakumbi kwindawo yabakhenkethi. Ndathi, Hayi, andinako, ndinentloni kakhulu. Baye bandityhala.
Ndavula isitudiyo esincinci kakhulu ngo-2000, omnye udadewethu wandinceda ngezemali. Usuku lokuqala lwalunzima ngokwenene. Ndandineentloni zokuya evenkileni — eyam ivenkile! [ehleka]
Ndade ndayiqhela iiveki ezimbalwa ezizayo. Kancinci, ndaqala ukufumana abathengi, uninzi lwabakhenkethi bawuxabisile umsebenzi wam.
IiTattoos zixhaphake kakhulu namhlanje. Xa wavula ivenkile yakho ngo-2000 iiTattoo zazithathwa njengengaqhelekanga?
Umkhwa wawuqala nje, yayilixesha elifanelekileyo kum.
Le Q&A ihleliwe yaze yahlelwa ukuba icace.
