THE LEU FAMILY'S FAMILY IRON by Fabio Paleari daisycollingridge There are now three generations

There are now three generations of the Leu family practising at their famous studios in Lausanne

In 1990 a team of Italian psychiatrists from Trieste

Representing this vital element in all our lives are a kaleidoscopic selection of photographs from among others

It can also be read as a heartrending account of the permanent degradation of men of great talent due to persistent lack of self-control - often indistinguishable from madness

THE LEU FAMILY'S FAMILY IRON by Fabio Paleari daisycollingridge There are now three generationsTexts by Henk Schiffmacher, Guido Costa, Miki Vialetto In 1976 Felix Leu, a Swiss born traveller, was accosted by a passer by in Yugoslavia, who thought he was the artist responsible for the tattoos of a travelling companion. He was not, but somehow then determined to learn the skills of the tattooist. With advice, he found and served his apprenticeship at Jock's Tattoo Shop, in King's Cross, London. For almost 30 years Felix and his family travelled