g e r m
germ (flack) is a non-binary tattooer at previously based in Naarm / Melbourne Australia, and now in Brighton UK. they have been tattooing since 2014.
their tattoo practice is devoted to helping clients access the healing and transformative power that is possible within tattooing. as a fat, trans and neurodivergent tattooer they are dedicated to making a comfortable and celebratory space for queer, fat, disabled and marginalised people to get tattooed.
their work is full of colour and joy, and is inspired the weirdness of nature, memes, zines, folk art and folklore, and queer, underground and outsider culture.
germ is originally from worthing (near brighton) in the uk, living on Wurundjeri land (Naarm / Melbourne) since 2007, and returning to the UK in 2026. after studying Illustration in Worthing and Animation at RMIT Melbourne, they made work as a painter and zinemaker, moved towards a tattoo practice in 2014, and joined Crucible Tattoo from 2018 to 2026.
