How can we see and feel design as a body of work, not mere decoration? Design as a living embodiment of history, culture, identity, gives it the depth it deserves. Batok is more than skin deep–it is memory, survival, and reclamation. These sacred markings carry the weight of an evolving history. They breathe, shift, and bridge past and present, keeping tradition alive. Etched in our bodies, they carry us forward.