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.

High-res Scarification Video

I was doing some codec testing earlier today to decide what I should be using, and I thought that I ought to share the test video publicly. This is a 1:45 long clip of Lukas Zpira doing a giant Tibettan cutting and skin removal on IAM:Whitespace (featured here before).

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Oh, and I should say that this isn’t edited nicely or anything like that. It’s just a few randomly chosen segments from three hours of DV. When I have time I’ll post a proper version. And finally, since I’m always asked, the music playing in the background is a cover of Science Fiction Double Feature (from RHPS) by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.

Comments

14 responses to “High-res Scarification Video”

  1. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 12-05-2005 18:49:13 by Whitespace
    Hey, that’s me!

    Posted on 12-06-2005 00:27:12 by KevinWilson
    Hey, that was done at our shop!

    Posted on 12-06-2005 07:10:11 by tigger
    ouch!!

    Posted on 12-07-2005 03:19:20 by Lunamadayd
    that looked awesome the vid is great too

    Posted on 12-08-2005 22:23:58 by **
    makes me wish i had video of my scarification

    Posted on 01-10-2006 21:01:08 by nic
    yikes…im soo not into that kinda thing.

    Posted on 01-30-2006 10:21:31 by #*$&
    erm makes me wanna puke

  2. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 12-05-2005 18:49:13 by Whitespace
    Hey, that’s me!

    Posted on 12-06-2005 00:27:12 by KevinWilson
    Hey, that was done at our shop!

    Posted on 12-06-2005 07:10:11 by tigger
    ouch!!

    Posted on 12-07-2005 03:19:20 by Lunamadayd
    that looked awesome the vid is great too

    Posted on 12-08-2005 22:23:58 by **
    makes me wish i had video of my scarification

    Posted on 01-10-2006 21:01:08 by nic
    yikes…im soo not into that kinda thing.

    Posted on 01-30-2006 10:21:31 by #*$&
    erm makes me wanna puke

  3. Aristo Avatar
    Aristo

    Wow.. that’s an awesome picture on his back.. but why on his back! Wouldn’t it look great on a wall? And what will it look like in 40 years from now? Or maybe this guy won’t make it till that age..

  4. Aristo Avatar
    Aristo

    Wow.. that’s an awesome picture on his back.. but why on his back! Wouldn’t it look great on a wall? And what will it look like in 40 years from now? Or maybe this guy won’t make it till that age..

  5. tinaxo Avatar

    That’s an awesome viseo.. hadn”t actually watched a scarification before.. so that has enlightened me!!
    Lukas is very skilled with his hands.. WOW!!

  6. tinaxo Avatar

    That’s an awesome viseo.. hadn”t actually watched a scarification before.. so that has enlightened me!!
    Lukas is very skilled with his hands.. WOW!!

  7. jen Avatar
    jen

    crazy but oh my god i love it!!
    damn stupid small pain threshold
    i wnna get some scarificaton on my leg done
    well the backs of my calves but no where does it in my city me thinks
    damn

  8. jen Avatar
    jen

    crazy but oh my god i love it!!
    damn stupid small pain threshold
    i wnna get some scarificaton on my leg done
    well the backs of my calves but no where does it in my city me thinks
    damn

  9. miss Avatar
    miss

    how painful!!!

  10. miss Avatar
    miss

    how painful!!!

  11. stephanie Avatar

    holly crap man thats awesome but what kinda pills did you have to take to get rid of that pain

  12. stephanie Avatar

    holly crap man thats awesome but what kinda pills did you have to take to get rid of that pain

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