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A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

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Wax Suspension

Written by

Shannon Larratt

This sculpture, currently in wax and eventually in plastic or broze, was made by superubberchicken in California. The final version is going to use something different for hooks though.

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19 responses to “Wax Suspension”

  1. *swainny* Avatar
    *swainny*

    i’d buy one of those, think they should make lots of them. speaking of which, any more info on the modblog scrapbook yet shannon?

  2. mpatshi Avatar
    mpatshi

    amazing!

  3. T- Avatar
    T-

    I’d get one 🙂

    Love it.

  4. OneEyeAskew Avatar
    OneEyeAskew

    My first thought was “I want one!”

  5. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Kind of reminds me of one of those mobiles above cribs to help babies get to sleep.

  6. Magician Avatar
    Magician

    That’s beautiful – How much …. ????

  7. Reout Avatar
    Reout

    Wow!
    Shannon, maybe you got some kind of connections that can help this artist make more of them and sell ‘em on the BMEshop?
    I would LOVE to hang ‘em in my room, and I don’t even like suspentions that much!
    they’re just beautiful!
    Compliments and appretiation, from one artist to another (=
    Respect

  8. Nyarlathotep Avatar
    Nyarlathotep

    What’s ‘broze’? 😉

  9. fault Avatar
    fault

    I want one. no doubts.

  10. Tory Vidaurri Avatar
    Tory Vidaurri

    I had to read that a few times before I noticed that bronze was missing its N.

    BEAUTIFUL work!
    and I concur on the aforementioned motion, we need to mass produce and sell in BMEShop!
    I’d buy one for each corner of me room!

  11. Isabel Avatar
    Isabel

    Awesome… Though I would make it/them nude. And not to be pervy, either. 😛

  12. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    You coud string 6 in a row on a metal frame and make one of those action/reaction toys. Pull back two, let ‘em go and the two on the opposite end pop up.

  13. christine Avatar
    christine

    absolutely beautiful.

  14. starspring Avatar
    starspring

    This is a nice change from mostly photos of people. I like seeing other kinds of bodymod related stuff on here.

  15. Halo Avatar
    Halo

    I would totally buy one of those. It’s very lovely.

  16. deerheart Avatar
    deerheart

    first thought that this is a tatto of lucky rich diamond (can’t remember the name exactly…) suspending 😉

  17. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar
    wish_I_were_a_dragon…

    hah, thats funky 🙂

  18. LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen Avatar
    LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen

    You said wax and then bronze.. usually that means that they are rather big, like clsoer to life-sized… so, just HOW big is it? Its hard to tell the scale with just that picture!

  19. tyler Avatar
    tyler

    congrats on all this response there K.

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