The Dad With The Devil Horns

A YOUNG FATHER and body mod fan has covered 60% of his body in tattoos and had screw-on horns implanted in his skull. Pedro Kenso, 26, from Brasilia, Brazil has also had both eyeballs tattooed, a bifurcated tongue and even partially cut ears. “The most painful thing I’ve ever done was to cut my ears,” Pedro told BTV. But he doesn’t regret any of his choices: “I don’t regret it, if I could go back in time, I would just get even more modifications,” Pedro jokes. His first tattoo was his mother’s name, Lucia, on his arm – and at first she struggled to come to terms with her son’s extreme tattoos. She told Barcroft TV: “In the beginning I didn’t accept it because of prejudice but then later I started getting used to it and ended up even getting tattoos myself.” Even his wife, Vanessa didn’t have any tattoos when they first met but before long she was hooked as well. But as parents raising a young daughter, both Pedro and Vanessa have to deal with prejudice from the public. Vanessa said: “The image that people have of him, they think he’s aggressive. People ask me if I’m afraid of him, but he’s so affectionate.” Pedro added: “I am criticised a lot – people point at me, they are scared. People assume I am a drug addict or a criminal, they won’t even sit next to me on the bus.” But Pedro is so used to the prejudice. He said: “Before I used to mind, I used to feel bad, I suffered. Nowadays I don’t mind, it doesn’t even bother me.” Although Vanessa is proud of him, she thinks he has reached his limit. She said: “I’m proud of how he’s dedicated himself to his work – I think he’s already reached a limit, but he wants to be extreme.” For Pedro, his own tattoos and modifications are the focus of his artistic self-expression. He explained: “Me? I’m just a chill guy, I’m just a little shy – everything is about the art. I conquer everything through the art of tattooing.”