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.

Two Barrels of Tears


As far as Phil and I can reckon, that yellow mass is indeed a bruise covering that fellow’s chest. I guess that’s what you get when you let a baby rhinoceros charge you at full speed. Or when you let Quentin from Kalima in Worthing, U.K., give you a set of subdermal implants, I guess. Hey, I’m not a doctor.

(Straight-ahead shot, after the jump.)

Comments

38 responses to “Two Barrels of Tears”

  1. fireship Avatar

    woot! this reminds me of when my piercer ran into some unexpected problems when doing an anchor on my chest. the bruise ended up being about 15 times the size of the piercing and that nice yellow color. good luck to him

  2. fireship Avatar

    woot! this reminds me of when my piercer ran into some unexpected problems when doing an anchor on my chest. the bruise ended up being about 15 times the size of the piercing and that nice yellow color. good luck to him

  3. Brittney Avatar
    Brittney

    I thought it might have been iodine without reading the caption.
    NOW the word OUCH is echoing in my mind.

  4. Brittney Avatar
    Brittney

    I thought it might have been iodine without reading the caption.
    NOW the word OUCH is echoing in my mind.

  5. bob Avatar
    bob

    i was thinking it was iodine too but i think its slightly the wrong color now that i think about it but a bruise damn that has to hurt

  6. bob Avatar
    bob

    i was thinking it was iodine too but i think its slightly the wrong color now that i think about it but a bruise damn that has to hurt

  7. Sean Avatar
    Sean

    Yeah i have to say they hurt!!!
    I didnt expect to be up on this page. I think i bruise to easily, i have posted pictures of some recent genital beads i had done. It looks like it has been shut in a car door. I will add them to my IAM page when i have worked on it a bit more.

  8. Sean Avatar
    Sean

    Yeah i have to say they hurt!!!
    I didnt expect to be up on this page. I think i bruise to easily, i have posted pictures of some recent genital beads i had done. It looks like it has been shut in a car door. I will add them to my IAM page when i have worked on it a bit more.

  9. HELLS_MoNkEy Avatar

    I like these, hope they settle well 🙂

    Also, muchlove to Kalima, they’re the best.

  10. HELLS_MoNkEy Avatar

    I like these, hope they settle well 🙂

    Also, muchlove to Kalima, they’re the best.

  11. Amber Avatar
    Amber

    It reminds me of an autopsy scar!

    this looks like it would be sore for a long time. ouch

  12. Amber Avatar
    Amber

    It reminds me of an autopsy scar!

    this looks like it would be sore for a long time. ouch

  13. VOMIT Avatar

    Jesus I thought it was like super faded iodine, I can’t believe that’s a bruise!

  14. VOMIT Avatar

    Jesus I thought it was like super faded iodine, I can’t believe that’s a bruise!

  15. Sylvia Avatar

    It’s in the shape of a heart! What I’m saying is… maybe he’s got the yellow fever.

  16. Sylvia Avatar

    It’s in the shape of a heart! What I’m saying is… maybe he’s got the yellow fever.

  17. Noah Matteson Avatar
    Noah Matteson

    i think it looks more like matt hoffmans symbol.

  18. Noah Matteson Avatar
    Noah Matteson

    i think it looks more like matt hoffmans symbol.

  19. Bethica Avatar
    Bethica

    The first thing i thought of was Batman….

  20. Bethica Avatar
    Bethica

    The first thing i thought of was Batman….

  21. Killaya Avatar
    Killaya

    Oof, that’s a nice bruise!! Happy healing.

  22. Killaya Avatar
    Killaya

    Oof, that’s a nice bruise!! Happy healing.

  23. jess. Avatar
    jess.

    this is intense.
    i can imagine that this is real though, my chest bruised a HUGE amount after i only got one dermal on my chest.
    looks sweet though.
    good luck with the healing!

  24. jess. Avatar
    jess.

    this is intense.
    i can imagine that this is real though, my chest bruised a HUGE amount after i only got one dermal on my chest.
    looks sweet though.
    good luck with the healing!

  25. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    Made me think of Mothman.

  26. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    Made me think of Mothman.

  27. Melissa Avatar
    Melissa

    I bet his real name is Bruce Wayne

  28. Melissa Avatar
    Melissa

    I bet his real name is Bruce Wayne

  29. Kendal Avatar
    Kendal

    Looks like a heart. 🙂

  30. Kendal Avatar
    Kendal

    Looks like a heart. 🙂

  31. jonny Avatar

    are those scars on his collarbone?

  32. jonny Avatar

    are those scars on his collarbone?

  33. Marie Avatar
    Marie

    Wow. I love them!!! they’re hot.

  34. Marie Avatar
    Marie

    Wow. I love them!!! they’re hot.

  35. kate Avatar
    kate

    anybody else think extra nipples…?

  36. kate Avatar
    kate

    anybody else think extra nipples…?

  37. randy Avatar
    randy

    its iodine. just had hand surgery and my whole left hand looked like that for about a day and a half.

  38. randy Avatar
    randy

    its iodine. just had hand surgery and my whole left hand looked like that for about a day and a half.

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