How Shaun Tan’s book with no storyline inspired so many tattoos

Shaun Tan's 1999 wordless picture book "The Red Tree" celebrates its 25th anniversary this month. The illustrated work, created without narrative or main character to depict depression, became a bestseller and inspired countless tattoos of its recurring red leaf motif. Psychologists now use the book therapeutically, and Tan has received letters from readers battling cancer, terminal illness, and suicidal ideation.

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