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.

Noman

“My body is my temple, so I choose to decorate it and celebrate it. The transcendence that takes place when I am pierced takes me to a place that is total peace; a place of safety, a place where I become stronger in mind, body, and spirit. It’s like a shield that protects me through this journey called life… for I have seen the journey’s end and remain true to myself. My decision to adorn my body with horns is symbolic of the god Pan, who I feel is my protector. My afinity with nature keeps me close to him and keeps him close to me. This is my life, this is my love.”
     – Noman Pan

Comments

42 responses to “Noman”

  1. JaizonX Avatar

    very well said….

  2. JaizonX Avatar

    very well said….

  3. StillHereSXE Avatar
    StillHereSXE

    Brilliant

  4. StillHereSXE Avatar
    StillHereSXE

    Brilliant

  5. Wilburt Avatar

    Looks like the horns are pretty new, healing anyway 🙂
    he does look like Pan a bit i think, gotta love the abe-lincoln-style-piercing-beard. Sorry cant describe it any better.
    Shannon posted a pic with a similar stlye a few months back (beard-piercing-thing)
    who would have guessed english is my first language huh! 🙁

  6. Wilburt Avatar

    Looks like the horns are pretty new, healing anyway 🙂
    he does look like Pan a bit i think, gotta love the abe-lincoln-style-piercing-beard. Sorry cant describe it any better.
    Shannon posted a pic with a similar stlye a few months back (beard-piercing-thing)
    who would have guessed english is my first language huh! 🙁

  7. Rebekah Avatar

    if I hadn’t had to scroll down first, i wouldn’t have noticed the horns first – i woul have noticed that smile.

    this is NOT someone concerned with people asking “what are you going to do when you’re 80?”!

  8. Rebekah Avatar

    if I hadn’t had to scroll down first, i wouldn’t have noticed the horns first – i woul have noticed that smile.

    this is NOT someone concerned with people asking “what are you going to do when you’re 80?”!

  9. Cruifiedangel Avatar

    yea, he looks really happy, nice to see happy modded people…… most of us look so damn miserable!!!!

  10. Cruifiedangel Avatar

    yea, he looks really happy, nice to see happy modded people…… most of us look so damn miserable!!!!

  11. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    It’s not a look I’d go for, but that smile and that explanation… wow. Now that’s someone who knows himself. Bravo.

  12. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    It’s not a look I’d go for, but that smile and that explanation… wow. Now that’s someone who knows himself. Bravo.

  13. plut Avatar

    He was actually at a New Year’s party held by my family a couple years back. Did I get the pleasure of meeting him? No. Where was I? Stuck across the ocean in Germany.
    Come back and chill with my family, Noman.

  14. plut Avatar

    He was actually at a New Year’s party held by my family a couple years back. Did I get the pleasure of meeting him? No. Where was I? Stuck across the ocean in Germany.
    Come back and chill with my family, Noman.

  15. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    Q- What is he going to look like when he is 80?

    A- A lot more interesting and unique than nearly every other 80 yr old around him.

  16. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    Q- What is he going to look like when he is 80?

    A- A lot more interesting and unique than nearly every other 80 yr old around him.

  17. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    #7 hah! now thats a good answer 😛

    he’s a funky funky guy! would I be right in guessing that an old pic? or has he had the implants changed. he had horns back on the Modified DVD – pleh I probably wrong 😛

  18. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    #7 hah! now thats a good answer 😛

    he’s a funky funky guy! would I be right in guessing that an old pic? or has he had the implants changed. he had horns back on the Modified DVD – pleh I probably wrong 😛

  19. [iam]Absinthe[/iam] Avatar
    [iam]Absinthe[/iam]

    Wow, that’s a hell of a summary. I saw Noman on the Modify DVD and thought he had a really great grasp and understanding of himself and where he was coming from and going and this just makes me believe it all the more!

  20. [iam]Absinthe[/iam] Avatar
    [iam]Absinthe[/iam]

    Wow, that’s a hell of a summary. I saw Noman on the Modify DVD and thought he had a really great grasp and understanding of himself and where he was coming from and going and this just makes me believe it all the more!

  21. steph Avatar
    steph

    i love his smile, and the horns are kinda cute

  22. steph Avatar
    steph

    i love his smile, and the horns are kinda cute

  23. DragoBloodlust Avatar
    DragoBloodlust

    When people ask me what I’m gonna do when I’m 80, I tell ‘em “Try to get to the toilet without losing my dignity.”

  24. DragoBloodlust Avatar
    DragoBloodlust

    When people ask me what I’m gonna do when I’m 80, I tell ‘em “Try to get to the toilet without losing my dignity.”

  25. FlamingFist Avatar
    FlamingFist

    didnt he say something like that in modify?

  26. FlamingFist Avatar
    FlamingFist

    didnt he say something like that in modify?

  27. kawaface Avatar

    his septum jewelry is neat!

  28. kawaface Avatar

    his septum jewelry is neat!

  29. Lilee Avatar
    Lilee

    haha, i love number 12. his smile is infectous. i was having a bad day until i saw his happy face. thank you! 🙂

  30. Lilee Avatar
    Lilee

    haha, i love number 12. his smile is infectous. i was having a bad day until i saw his happy face. thank you! 🙂

  31. Sah Avatar
    Sah

    I like a lot of his look, but the contacts creep me out. I have a friend who wears them sometimes, and I always avoid eye contact with him when he wears them. I’m sure it’s something to do with a scary movie or something I once saw.

  32. Sah Avatar
    Sah

    I like a lot of his look, but the contacts creep me out. I have a friend who wears them sometimes, and I always avoid eye contact with him when he wears them. I’m sure it’s something to do with a scary movie or something I once saw.

  33. lessthancory Avatar
    lessthancory

    These comment are very similar to the ones made in Modify, and its just as powerful an insight here as it was there. It’s nice to see someone that is so intune and understanding of themselves.

  34. lessthancory Avatar
    lessthancory

    These comment are very similar to the ones made in Modify, and its just as powerful an insight here as it was there. It’s nice to see someone that is so intune and understanding of themselves.

  35. jessica Avatar

    the quote is almost as beautiful as the piercings.

  36. jessica Avatar

    the quote is almost as beautiful as the piercings.

  37. RavenLacra Avatar
    RavenLacra

    I must say that’s quite the statement, and I feel an odd affinity with it, too. My piercings started as a statement – but to no one in particular. They’ve become such a statement to -me-, personally, that I don’t know how to word it.

  38. RavenLacra Avatar
    RavenLacra

    I must say that’s quite the statement, and I feel an odd affinity with it, too. My piercings started as a statement – but to no one in particular. They’ve become such a statement to -me-, personally, that I don’t know how to word it.

  39. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    I saw this guy on Ricki Lake! He was the nicest, most polite, intellectual, well spoken guy ever!

  40. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    I saw this guy on Ricki Lake! He was the nicest, most polite, intellectual, well spoken guy ever!

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