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.

Sitting on top of the world

A little while back, the gang from Ascension Body Mods got together for some suspensions.  Below you can check out Lesha.FFG hanging out in the warm New Mexico sun.  You might recognize Lesha from her unique scarification that was featured a couple of years ago.

After some discussion with Sean and TrickyDick, we decided to name this “The Invisible Chair”.  Of course if there is another name for it, please let me know as the three of us couldn’t think of it.

Anyway, Steve was the one who threw the hooks for Lesha, and he was also the one to cut down her legs so she could transition into a suicide.  For those of you who have never seen a transition before, keep on reading as Steve sent in a video of the transition.

There are a lot more videos available in the video galleries, and as you can see by this video, they’re not all related to the hard galleries.  So if you’ve got some videos you’d like to submit, send them in!

Comments

16 responses to “Sitting on top of the world”

  1. Lesha Avatar

    I usually just refer to it as a “sit down” position but disappearing chair could catch on 🙂

  2. Lesha Avatar

    I usually just refer to it as a “sit down” position but disappearing chair could catch on 🙂

  3. Lesha Avatar

    or “invisible chair” rather

  4. Lesha Avatar

    or “invisible chair” rather

  5. bastian Avatar

    Nice to see the Ascension guys (and girls) featured here – it’s been way too long! That looks like it’s been a fun suspension!

  6. bastian Avatar

    Nice to see the Ascension guys (and girls) featured here – it’s been way too long! That looks like it’s been a fun suspension!

  7. Tobias Avatar

    Caught that video over, so cool that it looks like they’re just doing it on the corner of a busy street somewhere.

  8. Tobias Avatar

    Caught that video over, so cool that it looks like they’re just doing it on the corner of a busy street somewhere.

  9. Chong Avatar
    Chong

    We just call it the chair. I like invisible chair 🙂

  10. Chong Avatar
    Chong

    We just call it the chair. I like invisible chair 🙂

  11. accordianFey Avatar

    Tobias, the shop is on the corner of a really busy intersection here in Albuquerque. It’s set back from the street by the parking lot a bit, but people driving by would have easily been able to see her, which is awesome

  12. accordianFey Avatar

    Tobias, the shop is on the corner of a really busy intersection here in Albuquerque. It’s set back from the street by the parking lot a bit, but people driving by would have easily been able to see her, which is awesome

  13. Stormchaser Avatar

    that looks like a nice one

  14. Stormchaser Avatar

    that looks like a nice one

  15. GilL Avatar
    GilL

    i thought it was just called a chair suspension.
    its a fun one to have someone swing you around on.
    invisible chair sounds cooler though

  16. GilL Avatar
    GilL

    i thought it was just called a chair suspension.
    its a fun one to have someone swing you around on.
    invisible chair sounds cooler though

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