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.

A couple more performance shots from Ze

These two photos (click through for the second one) are both from a crucifixion performance that Ze did in Italy.

Comments

34 responses to “A couple more performance shots from Ze”

  1. l34nb4ck Avatar
    l34nb4ck

    love how them deep chest piercings are being used 😛

  2. l34nb4ck Avatar
    l34nb4ck

    love how them deep chest piercings are being used 😛

  3. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Oh!!! Haha, I didn’t even notice that! You’re right!

    See also: Ze’s 8mm chest piercings

  4. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Oh!!! Haha, I didn’t even notice that! You’re right!

    See also: Ze’s 8mm chest piercings

  5. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    scary. love the cross idea though.

  6. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    scary. love the cross idea though.

  7. ASSid23 Avatar

    Yeah yeah yeah..:o)

  8. ASSid23 Avatar

    Yeah yeah yeah..:o)

  9. Sam. Avatar
    Sam.

    I dont want to sounds like a stuck up snobby person [although thats probably what im going to sound like] but i find it disrespectful to stick the cross through a piercing. I see the cross as something that should be greatly respected. I dont know…just speaking my opinion! Try not to rip me a new ass hole!=]

  10. Sam. Avatar
    Sam.

    I dont want to sounds like a stuck up snobby person [although thats probably what im going to sound like] but i find it disrespectful to stick the cross through a piercing. I see the cross as something that should be greatly respected. I dont know…just speaking my opinion! Try not to rip me a new ass hole!=]

  11. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Yeah, because the cross has had such respect for others…?

  12. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Yeah, because the cross has had such respect for others…?

  13. kt Avatar
    kt

    is Ze tattooed white? or is that makeup?

  14. kt Avatar
    kt

    is Ze tattooed white? or is that makeup?

  15. rawestrus Avatar
    rawestrus

    it’s make up

  16. rawestrus Avatar
    rawestrus

    it’s make up

  17. Ze Avatar
    Ze

    for shannon………I?m fine man….I’m lost in bmhell!!!!!he he!!!!

  18. Ze Avatar
    Ze

    for shannon………I?m fine man….I’m lost in bmhell!!!!!he he!!!!

  19. RustY Avatar

    Sure, let’s dismiss an entire religion as evil. Hell, let’s call all of them evil!

  20. RustY Avatar

    Sure, let’s dismiss an entire religion as evil. Hell, let’s call all of them evil!

  21. Strawberrysummers Avatar

    “Yeah, because the cross has had such respect for others…?”
    Sorry, Shannon, but the cross can’t really have respect for others -it’s a symbol. One that, yes, has at times been abused, but that doesn’t mean that others don’t see it as incredibly holy and/or worthy of respect for what it represents to them.
    Normally I’m pretty anti-organized religion, but you do have to respect other people’s right to respect their symbols. Then again, simply using a crucifix in his performance does not imply that Ze is trying in any way to disrespect anything – he is simply giving his performance a cultural context, and could very possibly be doing that with the utmost of respect, just in his own way…

  22. Strawberrysummers Avatar

    “Yeah, because the cross has had such respect for others…?”
    Sorry, Shannon, but the cross can’t really have respect for others -it’s a symbol. One that, yes, has at times been abused, but that doesn’t mean that others don’t see it as incredibly holy and/or worthy of respect for what it represents to them.
    Normally I’m pretty anti-organized religion, but you do have to respect other people’s right to respect their symbols. Then again, simply using a crucifix in his performance does not imply that Ze is trying in any way to disrespect anything – he is simply giving his performance a cultural context, and could very possibly be doing that with the utmost of respect, just in his own way…

  23. S Avatar
    S

    C’mon, the crucifix was a tool of torture/execution, it had people tied and nailed to it ffs, I don’t think sticking it through a piercing even comes close to its original use.

    Whatever symbolic value you place on it, it’s still just an oldschool ‘leccy chair, not a fluffy bunny, let’s get this in perspective please!

  24. S Avatar
    S

    C’mon, the crucifix was a tool of torture/execution, it had people tied and nailed to it ffs, I don’t think sticking it through a piercing even comes close to its original use.

    Whatever symbolic value you place on it, it’s still just an oldschool ‘leccy chair, not a fluffy bunny, let’s get this in perspective please!

  25. Lewis Avatar
    Lewis

    Live and let live, each to their own… better to soak in the beauty of the performance than worry about other shit

  26. Lewis Avatar
    Lewis

    Live and let live, each to their own… better to soak in the beauty of the performance than worry about other shit

  27. Em Avatar
    Em

    LOL, “oldschool leccy chair!”

    I model for an artist with a love for white body paint – have now realised how good blackwork looks underneath it.

  28. Em Avatar
    Em

    LOL, “oldschool leccy chair!”

    I model for an artist with a love for white body paint – have now realised how good blackwork looks underneath it.

  29. Lex Talionis Avatar
    Lex Talionis

    yeah! looks great! It reminds me of Anna Varney

  30. Lex Talionis Avatar
    Lex Talionis

    yeah! looks great! It reminds me of Anna Varney

  31. Sam. Avatar
    Sam.

    “Yeah, because the cross has had such respect for others…?”

    Obviously not, seeing as its an inanimate object!? Im a religious person, you’re not. We live, we die, and Twinkies get stale.

  32. Sam. Avatar
    Sam.

    “Yeah, because the cross has had such respect for others…?”

    Obviously not, seeing as its an inanimate object!? Im a religious person, you’re not. We live, we die, and Twinkies get stale.

  33. Maresa Avatar
    Maresa

    very interesting…
    is it done to become closer to jesus, like self mutilation for penance or is it done to be disrespectful?
    either way, very interesting.. and i don’t know how i feel about volunteer crucifixion… this might sound naive but, ouch?

  34. Maresa Avatar
    Maresa

    very interesting…
    is it done to become closer to jesus, like self mutilation for penance or is it done to be disrespectful?
    either way, very interesting.. and i don’t know how i feel about volunteer crucifixion… this might sound naive but, ouch?

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