The world of tattoo art, like any other sphere, is constantly seeking new avenues for self-expression. However, it’s rare for the pursuit of new horizons to lead to the creation of history right before the eyes of an amazed audience. This is precisely what happened in Aberdeen, where Craig Fisher, a tattoo artist from Utopia Body Arts, known professionally as Plague, performed a unique feat, merging the art of tattooing with a deadly circus attraction.
The First Session Inside the Globe of Death
An event has been recorded in the history of circus arts and tattoo culture that will likely never be repeated in this format. On July 29, 2026, in the Aberdeen Beach Links arena, under the Big Top of Circus Extreme, a procedure took place that shocked spectators and went down in the annals as the world’s first tattoo performed inside the legendary Globe of Death.
Typically, the tattooing process requires the client’s absolute stillness and the artist’s maximum concentration. In this case, the conditions were diametrically opposite: motorcycles were speeding around the artist and client at a furious pace, reaching up to 105 km/h (65 mph), whizzing by in vertical and horizontal planes, sometimes upside down.
Participants of the Historic Performance
At the center of this madness was Marloon Ysmit, a Skywalk Trapeze Artist from Circus Extreme. For him, accustomed to the risks of heights, this experience was something fundamentally new. He described his sensations as “adrenaline on a completely different level.”