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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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Eyes NOT Wide Open

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Shannon Larratt

…Eyes sewn shut in fact (remember the video). The procedure is by Emrys, the wonderful photo is by Matt Larkin (who is working on a book of his wet plate photography), and someone please post the IAM page name of the person in the picture because even though I’ve talked to them recently I’m totally blanking on the pagename! Sorry!

Update: It’s DreadedFate

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26 responses to “Eyes NOT Wide Open”

  1. Tampon Avatar
    Tampon

    Dreadedfate

  2. Tampon Avatar
    Tampon

    Dreadedfate

  3. Shannon Larratt Avatar
    Shannon Larratt

    Thanks 🙂

  4. Shannon Larratt Avatar
    Shannon Larratt

    Thanks 🙂

  5. GCA Avatar
    GCA

    The photograph has a lovely Joel Peter Witkin feel..

  6. GCA Avatar
    GCA

    The photograph has a lovely Joel Peter Witkin feel..

  7. ammre Avatar
    ammre

    one of my favorite people on iam.

  8. ammre Avatar
    ammre

    one of my favorite people on iam.

  9. RustY Avatar
    RustY

    I was talking to DF after seeing the video, and the eyes (like you can see in the pic) aren’t really sewn shut. He WAS able to open them and see, although in quite a different way than without the stitches…
    I was wondering if it would be at all possible to actualy sew your eyes shut, and how it would be done..

  10. RustY Avatar
    RustY

    I was talking to DF after seeing the video, and the eyes (like you can see in the pic) aren’t really sewn shut. He WAS able to open them and see, although in quite a different way than without the stitches…
    I was wondering if it would be at all possible to actualy sew your eyes shut, and how it would be done..

  11. Shannon Larratt Avatar
    Shannon Larratt

    Yeah, true, his was more like behing behind a prison of stitches than a literal eye sewing. Still interesting though…

  12. Shannon Larratt Avatar
    Shannon Larratt

    Yeah, true, his was more like behing behind a prison of stitches than a literal eye sewing. Still interesting though…

  13. RustY Avatar
    RustY

    Oh I didn’t say that it wasn’t! I still hope to some day do what he did…
    I was wondering if it would be possible to “really” sew your eyes shut…

  14. RustY Avatar
    RustY

    Oh I didn’t say that it wasn’t! I still hope to some day do what he did…
    I was wondering if it would be possible to “really” sew your eyes shut…

  15. Raven Avatar
    Raven

    Anything’s possible.

  16. Raven Avatar
    Raven

    Anything’s possible.

  17. RustY Avatar
    RustY

    But that’s not really sying anythiong, is it?
    Oh I’ll guess I’ll have to do my research the hard way…

  18. RustY Avatar
    RustY

    But that’s not really sying anythiong, is it?
    Oh I’ll guess I’ll have to do my research the hard way…

  19. Waiting4Arson Avatar
    Waiting4Arson

    The photo looks like the view from the bottom of a basket at the base of a guillotine.
    Positively decapitated.

  20. Waiting4Arson Avatar
    Waiting4Arson

    The photo looks like the view from the bottom of a basket at the base of a guillotine.
    Positively decapitated.

  21. Ausmoz Avatar
    Ausmoz

    Of course sewing the eyes shut is possible. However there would be a reasonable risk of damage to the eyelids, cornea, and conjunctiva, and a (smaller) risk of a penetrating eye injury.

  22. Ausmoz Avatar
    Ausmoz

    Of course sewing the eyes shut is possible. However there would be a reasonable risk of damage to the eyelids, cornea, and conjunctiva, and a (smaller) risk of a penetrating eye injury.

  23. RustY Avatar
    RustY

    That’s what I though, but I would like to know how much of a risk is it, and what can I do to minimize it… thanks anyway!

  24. RustY Avatar
    RustY

    That’s what I though, but I would like to know how much of a risk is it, and what can I do to minimize it… thanks anyway!

  25. lala Avatar
    lala

    That’s beautiful.

  26. lala Avatar
    lala

    That’s beautiful.

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