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The feeling of oppression and misunderstanding due to growing up in a provincial town led Noa to undertake a long journey that led her to find herself and to make her art form known. Raised in Montecatini Terme, she studied at the Art Institute of Lucca and later at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. In a completely fortuitous way, she encountered the world of tattoos in 2005 and after only a year opened her first studio. She moved to New York in search of her artistic identity and found it in the realistic style: "the idea of being able to bring such a complex style to skin fascinates and stimulates me". Today she has 3 studios based in Montecatini Terme, Pietrasanta and Lucca, and has participated in tattoo conventions all over the world. She carries on important and futuristic passions and projects, of which "I am very proud, above all, having managed to achieve goals as a non-tattooed woman". This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx