about

hi! I’m ocean (they/them). I’m an organizer and artist with roots in NYC.

I began handpoke tattooing in 2016, and switched over to machine tattooing in 2019. I view tattooing as a practice of bodily autonomy – they are whatever the wearer wants them to be. tattoos are an adornment, a whim, an archive, a declaration. the majority of my tattoo work can be found on my Instagram @baby.phag.

I organize around anti-capitalism, anti-imperialism, and abolition, meaning that I work toward building a collective power that bring us to a stateless, classless society that is built on love and solidarity. if you ever come get a tattoo, I would love to talk about that more ;)

you can contact me through email: ogao@wesleyan.edu.