After 18 years, Kohrs handed over the presidency to Heiko Gantenberg, who continued to promote the idea of establishing tattooing as a form of visual art and recognizing it as an intangible cultural heritage.

[3] The concept of the TK includes the establishment of tattooing as a manifestation of fine art and recognition as an intangible cultural heritage.

Furthermore, the association is involved in relation to the possibility of tattooing being recognized as an art form in the commercial and tax sense.

[4][5] The TK is supported by several members of the Bundestag, such as Roderich Kiesewetter, Saskia Ludwig, and Helge Lindh.

From my point of view, a good first step could be the inclusion of tattooing in the catalog of recognized artistic activities.