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.

BVI Suspensions

Feast your watering eyes (well, I wept) on this gorgeous suspension video courtesy of Gillian and Clive (who spend most of
their time K.I.S.S.I.N.G whilst s.u.s.p.e.n.d.i.n.g. from trees).

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DivX download link for BME members: Extreme2 or Full members

Filmed when they were living amongst The British Virgin Islands.

The suspension Cory Jenkins (a piercer of nearly twelve years experience from Vancouver, BC) is enjoying is based upon Seiza, the traditional form of sitting in Japan.

90% of the editing by www.TypeAlice.com – I just rearranged things slightly.

Comments

82 responses to “BVI Suspensions”

  1. XinX Avatar
    XinX

    wow I love this video. What an experience must have been.

  2. XinX Avatar
    XinX

    wow I love this video. What an experience must have been.

  3. Amber Avatar

    so beautiful 🙂

  4. Amber Avatar

    so beautiful 🙂

  5. defekter Avatar
    defekter

    😐 Wow! That did end up bringing tears up. Absolutely amazing!

  6. defekter Avatar
    defekter

    😐 Wow! That did end up bringing tears up. Absolutely amazing!

  7. derkaiser Avatar

    wow.
    the song is from “imogen heap” isn’t it?
    whats the title?

  8. derkaiser Avatar

    wow.
    the song is from “imogen heap” isn’t it?
    whats the title?

  9. psychoprincess Avatar
    psychoprincess

    that is one of the most beautiful suspension videos (experiences) that I have seen.

    Stunning.

  10. psychoprincess Avatar
    psychoprincess

    that is one of the most beautiful suspension videos (experiences) that I have seen.

    Stunning.

  11. starless_dark Avatar

    Stunning. I’d love to have an experience like that someday. The first song is lovely.

  12. starless_dark Avatar

    Stunning. I’d love to have an experience like that someday. The first song is lovely.

  13. zusanna Avatar

    the end made me cry! ahhhh! so romantic..

  14. zusanna Avatar

    the end made me cry! ahhhh! so romantic..

  15. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Derkaiser – The track titles are in the credits at the end :)..

    It’s Breathe by Télépopmusik.

  16. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Derkaiser – The track titles are in the credits at the end :)..

    It’s Breathe by Télépopmusik.

  17. Bastian Avatar
    Bastian

    @derkaiser: the music is “breathe” from Telepopmusic.
    See the video here.

    I had this on my suspension playlist, too 🙂

  18. Bastian Avatar
    Bastian

    @derkaiser: the music is “breathe” from Telepopmusic.
    See the video here.

    I had this on my suspension playlist, too 🙂

  19. Gillian Avatar

    Yep, that’s the one. Bastian linked a different version than the one that I chose for the video though. 🙂

  20. Gillian Avatar

    Yep, that’s the one. Bastian linked a different version than the one that I chose for the video though. 🙂

  21. Dallas Avatar

    IAM a big fan of typealices work, but this is a side I didn’t know. Beautiful place.

  22. Dallas Avatar

    IAM a big fan of typealices work, but this is a side I didn’t know. Beautiful place.

  23. Annab Avatar
    Annab

    I got teary-eyed, too. And I cry about as much as Chuck Norris.

    The more I see of peaceful suspensions or even the more performance-geared ones, the more I know that I fucking NEED one. I guess I need to start searching my area again.

  24. Annab Avatar
    Annab

    I got teary-eyed, too. And I cry about as much as Chuck Norris.

    The more I see of peaceful suspensions or even the more performance-geared ones, the more I know that I fucking NEED one. I guess I need to start searching my area again.

  25. justin Avatar

    that gave me a warm fuzzy feeling inside

  26. justin Avatar

    that gave me a warm fuzzy feeling inside

  27. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    The version of Breathe we used on the video can be downloaded here (4.3mb) – Free!

  28. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    The version of Breathe we used on the video can be downloaded here (4.3mb) – Free!

  29. jacques Avatar
    jacques

    might be a bad place to bring this up, but i hope the movie whos trailer is featured a few posts down has at least some of this sort of stuff, the beauty and enjoyment that this sortof experience provides, done by a group of friends smiling and stuff, vey cool video.

  30. jacques Avatar
    jacques

    might be a bad place to bring this up, but i hope the movie whos trailer is featured a few posts down has at least some of this sort of stuff, the beauty and enjoyment that this sortof experience provides, done by a group of friends smiling and stuff, vey cool video.

  31. Gillian Avatar

    For the record, I just wanted to say that I gave Roo the go-ahead to do what he wanted with my videos (they were initially in two separate videos because we used two video cameras with much different quality which would make editing them together messy looking) and I’m happy to say he kept their integrity, mood and soundtracks that I’d originally chosen. It’s nice to see them made public again because I don’t think our experience got as much publicity as I hoped they would.

    Great job, Roo!! Thanks again!

  32. Gillian Avatar

    For the record, I just wanted to say that I gave Roo the go-ahead to do what he wanted with my videos (they were initially in two separate videos because we used two video cameras with much different quality which would make editing them together messy looking) and I’m happy to say he kept their integrity, mood and soundtracks that I’d originally chosen. It’s nice to see them made public again because I don’t think our experience got as much publicity as I hoped they would.

    Great job, Roo!! Thanks again!

  33. Frester Avatar

    I already wanted to suspend on my schools campus overlooking the river, this just intensified that!

  34. Frester Avatar

    I already wanted to suspend on my schools campus overlooking the river, this just intensified that!

  35. Bastian Avatar
    Bastian

    Beautiful. Moving.
    This captures the ESSENCE of what suspension is for me.
    Thanks for sharing.

  36. Bastian Avatar
    Bastian

    Beautiful. Moving.
    This captures the ESSENCE of what suspension is for me.
    Thanks for sharing.

  37. DeliaPsyche Avatar

    Suspending in nature is awsome. What a beautiful video!

  38. DeliaPsyche Avatar

    Suspending in nature is awsome. What a beautiful video!

  39. gillian gamine Avatar
    gillian gamine

    i love people named gillian!

  40. gillian gamine Avatar
    gillian gamine

    i love people named gillian!

  41. lore Avatar

    this video is gorgeous and really makes me want to go up even more than i have been wanting to recently. who are the majority of the people throwing the hooks here? does everyone take a turn? just curious, because there is one that just looks effortless. im really intrigued.

    okay, so right now, im super interested in suspending sometime. im a bit worried about the weight aspect, because i know ill have to have more hooks thrown, but i would love to do a suicide or a superman. i have a ton of questions for anyone interested in chatting. get at me on iam or by email.

    iam:lore

  42. lore Avatar

    this video is gorgeous and really makes me want to go up even more than i have been wanting to recently. who are the majority of the people throwing the hooks here? does everyone take a turn? just curious, because there is one that just looks effortless. im really intrigued.

    okay, so right now, im super interested in suspending sometime. im a bit worried about the weight aspect, because i know ill have to have more hooks thrown, but i would love to do a suicide or a superman. i have a ton of questions for anyone interested in chatting. get at me on iam or by email.

    iam:lore

  43. ghoul_poon Avatar

    I enjoyed that! 🙂
    Ughh now it just makes me want to do one even more back home in Hawaii for my first time.

  44. ghoul_poon Avatar

    I enjoyed that! 🙂
    Ughh now it just makes me want to do one even more back home in Hawaii for my first time.

  45. Dawnie Avatar

    The first song was perfect for the video. Absolutely perfect. And the ends where they are kissing is beautiful.

  46. Dawnie Avatar

    The first song was perfect for the video. Absolutely perfect. And the ends where they are kissing is beautiful.

  47. Teaboy Avatar
    Teaboy

    That was really beautiful. It makes me want to suspend. The music was perfect for the footage. I love it when suspension and any body modification is portrayed positively and beautiful like in this video. I like it when body modification is seen as a natural and beautiful thing instead of being portayed as shock value.

  48. Teaboy Avatar
    Teaboy

    That was really beautiful. It makes me want to suspend. The music was perfect for the footage. I love it when suspension and any body modification is portrayed positively and beautiful like in this video. I like it when body modification is seen as a natural and beautiful thing instead of being portayed as shock value.

  49. loving devotee Avatar
    loving devotee

    I really enjoyed that video, thanks.

  50. loving devotee Avatar
    loving devotee

    I really enjoyed that video, thanks.

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