Gei-Vothiam

Gei-Vothiam is a traditional Jin form of meditative body painting, and is a part of Eit-Vothiam - the spiritual aspect of Ir-Vothiam.

A practitioner may paint their own body, or may paint the body of a partner or paid model. The paint is most commonly applied to the back, and sometimes the chest. The limbs and head are not used.

The painting is generally representational, with landscapes or flowers being the most common subjects. There is a current trend among the refugees in the Starmourn sector to do abstract paintings instead, though this is scorned by traditionalists.

As with all things in Ir-Vothiam, the paintings demonstrate that life is beautiful, but transient, and destruction should be embraced so that one may begin anew.