A pile-up of wrong decisions and the influence of talented “fuck-ups” led Scott Campbell to improbable success.

The tattoo ace turned art star details his road to fame in this film, the first in a series titled Reflections from director Matt Black. Click here to see the film.

Campbell made his name inking Hollywood and has since carved out a reputation for his fine art, a body of work which includes laser-etched renderings in US currency.

It’s a story arc Black seized upon: “I’ve been hanging out with artists all these years in New York and I’ve know them when they were struggling,” he says. “Now they’re being successful at it and I want to record this part.”

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