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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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I Like You Temporarily

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


Whoa hey, lots of great play piercing photos around these parts lately, no? These things feel cyclical sometimes, and what better way to keep the cycle going than with another revolution—like, say, with this lovely set sent in by (and featuring) SweetNausea, for whom this 13-needle session was a graduate photography project. The final product, of course, became the hit Pixar summer tear-jerker Up. We think. Either way, we should all be so lucky to have such fun for school, right? More helium-aided photos in pink and blue, after the jump.

(Piercings by Lliezel Ellick at Wildfire Piercing in Cape Town, South Africa. Photos by Clare Foxcroft Williams.)

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9 responses to “I Like You Temporarily”

  1. de Avatar
    de

    LOVE these photos…

  2. Cris Black Avatar
    Cris Black

    amazing idea, amazing photography, and amazing execution…

    well done…. wish i had done a shoot like this sooner…

  3. SeeeingRed Avatar
    SeeeingRed

    These are great, to be honest i was hoping for some nudity! Hahaha.

  4. akasha Avatar
    akasha

    i´m a woman… i LOVE the shoes xD

  5. mommyhastattoos Avatar
    mommyhastattoos

    I really like the shoes too!!! Haha
    These are really great. I love the second picture. It’s very pretty.

  6. Not Avatar
    Not

    Very, very nice. My girlfriend is doing a shoot with Clare this evening, so hopefully the pictures from that will make it up here soon.

  7. Mairead Avatar
    Mairead

    STUNNING!
    Well done, Clara. <3

  8. SweetNausea Avatar
    SweetNausea

    Thanks for the feature, Jordan. Really appreciate it.
    And for Seeing Red, there are some other/ more revealing ones to be posted from these and other shoots soon, keep an eye on the Ritual/Play Piercing albums…

    Clare

  9. Natalie Avatar
    Natalie

    yayyyyy!

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