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.

Torso Cutting

In this photo Evan is “fresh out of the into the cold painful air after five hours of agony” by Wes at Electric Chair in Riverside, CA.

“So I spent from one o’clock to six o’ clock getting cut. It was agony but well worth it. I did a lot better than I thought I would, but when it came time to clean me up that was a different story — green soap and a fresh cutting is worse than the cutting process itself. My whole body leaped from the table and I let out a horrendous cry of pain. Begging and pleading for it to stop hurting. This was the first time I cried over something physical in a while — not a tear during the cutting was shed (which surprised me), but after was different. It was a great experience for me. I had close friends all with me and felt very supported. Thanks for everything Mia, Christian, Dani, and most importantly Wes. You did an amazing job and this scar looks amazing.”

Comments

68 responses to “Torso Cutting”

  1. Sassix Avatar
    Sassix

    reminds me of that Nirvana song for some reason…”Gallons of alcohol rush through it” I think it’s called. (I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong…) The cat just split open my thigh the other night and that hurt like a bitch, and thats nothing compared to your cutting! Kudos to you for having nerves of steel, Evan!

  2. Sassix Avatar
    Sassix

    reminds me of that Nirvana song for some reason…”Gallons of alcohol rush through it” I think it’s called. (I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong…) The cat just split open my thigh the other night and that hurt like a bitch, and thats nothing compared to your cutting! Kudos to you for having nerves of steel, Evan!

  3. Rebecca Avatar

    Woah, brave!
    It looks amazing

  4. Rebecca Avatar

    Woah, brave!
    It looks amazing

  5. AliceinWonderland Avatar
    AliceinWonderland

    What an unreal cutting! And to have had good friends with you..what a bonus. In time the memory of the pain will fade but never who stood next to you…

  6. AliceinWonderland Avatar
    AliceinWonderland

    What an unreal cutting! And to have had good friends with you..what a bonus. In time the memory of the pain will fade but never who stood next to you…

  7. Em Avatar
    Em

    Nice cutting – and I like it when people actually admit that mods hurt! It’s so irritating when people skirt around the pain issue – because you can only deal with something if you know what to expect.

  8. Em Avatar
    Em

    Nice cutting – and I like it when people actually admit that mods hurt! It’s so irritating when people skirt around the pain issue – because you can only deal with something if you know what to expect.

  9. Evan Avatar

    thanks for all the positive feedback. it was a unreal experience and not what i expected. i am so happy with the outcome of it and am glad i went through with it.

  10. Evan Avatar

    thanks for all the positive feedback. it was a unreal experience and not what i expected. i am so happy with the outcome of it and am glad i went through with it.

  11. AmyL Avatar
    AmyL

    I really like it…it looks awsome and I think it’s even better that he was able to share this experience with the people close to him 🙂

  12. AmyL Avatar
    AmyL

    I really like it…it looks awsome and I think it’s even better that he was able to share this experience with the people close to him 🙂

  13. jesse Avatar
    jesse

    it looks awesome, but i dint like how it stops in a perfect rectangle around the belly-button area.

  14. jesse Avatar
    jesse

    it looks awesome, but i dint like how it stops in a perfect rectangle around the belly-button area.

  15. xunseenx Avatar

    call me a perv, but i love how the cutting ends in a quit beautiful view point. teasingly hot.

  16. xunseenx Avatar

    call me a perv, but i love how the cutting ends in a quit beautiful view point. teasingly hot.

  17. Amber Avatar

    looks awesome Evan!! good job Wes!

  18. Amber Avatar

    looks awesome Evan!! good job Wes!

  19. kitchee Avatar
    kitchee

    Oh, that’s sweet! Any possibility of a clearer photo? I’d really like to see this up close.

    Oh yeah, I hate the green soap part too! It was bad enough on my rib tattoo, I couldn’t even imagine it on a cutting!

  20. kitchee Avatar
    kitchee

    Oh, that’s sweet! Any possibility of a clearer photo? I’d really like to see this up close.

    Oh yeah, I hate the green soap part too! It was bad enough on my rib tattoo, I couldn’t even imagine it on a cutting!

  21. Nick Avatar

    That is totally freaking gorgeous!

  22. Nick Avatar

    That is totally freaking gorgeous!

  23. Magician Avatar

    FUCK – That looks Awesome – Green Soap – Just say NOOooo !!

  24. Magician Avatar

    FUCK – That looks Awesome – Green Soap – Just say NOOooo !!

  25. Malice Alice Avatar

    That looks amazing.

  26. Malice Alice Avatar

    That looks amazing.

  27. xjonathan Avatar

    Ahhh the thought of soap on fresh cuttings *shudder*

  28. xjonathan Avatar

    Ahhh the thought of soap on fresh cuttings *shudder*

  29. .caitlin. Avatar

    Is it meant to be so uneven? Regardless of how he’s standing, look at the top, and compare the triangular shapes on the boarder.

  30. .caitlin. Avatar

    Is it meant to be so uneven? Regardless of how he’s standing, look at the top, and compare the triangular shapes on the boarder.

  31. Dani Avatar

    THATS ME!!! (the Dani anyway). Its a myan design he chose hence the organic uneveness of it.

  32. Dani Avatar

    THATS ME!!! (the Dani anyway). Its a myan design he chose hence the organic uneveness of it.

  33. MBL Avatar
    MBL

    Agreed, Caitlin, it looks sloppily done to me.

  34. MBL Avatar
    MBL

    Agreed, Caitlin, it looks sloppily done to me.

  35. coffiend Avatar
    coffiend

    so does that star on your phone glow in the dark? good show wes.

  36. coffiend Avatar
    coffiend

    so does that star on your phone glow in the dark? good show wes.

  37. funkadelica Avatar
    funkadelica

    Wow… pretty big step up from the Riverside Electric Chair I got my tongue pierced at years ago… Pretty sweet lookin, too.

  38. funkadelica Avatar
    funkadelica

    Wow… pretty big step up from the Riverside Electric Chair I got my tongue pierced at years ago… Pretty sweet lookin, too.

  39. stormy Avatar

    this looks awesome, but very ouch-y for healing

  40. stormy Avatar

    this looks awesome, but very ouch-y for healing

  41. ÈMþRê§§ Avatar
    ÈMþRê§§

    jesus people have these cuttings done without any dope (:

  42. ÈMþRê§§ Avatar
    ÈMþRê§§

    jesus people have these cuttings done without any dope (:

  43. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Sassix – Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip 🙂

  44. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Sassix – Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip 🙂

  45. Sassix Avatar
    Sassix

    There we go, I knew someone would recognize the song…Good job RooRaaah!

  46. Sassix Avatar
    Sassix

    There we go, I knew someone would recognize the song…Good job RooRaaah!

  47. deerheart Avatar

    respect! i like it when people go big.

  48. deerheart Avatar

    respect! i like it when people go big.

  49. Evan Avatar

    i can assure anyone that this was not sloppily done. regardless to what it looks like in a picture. the pictures do not do it justice. wes and i spent the hours lining it up and careful cutting. and i did this cutting all 5 hours with no anesthesia of drugs of any sort. it made the experience more real.

  50. Evan Avatar

    i can assure anyone that this was not sloppily done. regardless to what it looks like in a picture. the pictures do not do it justice. wes and i spent the hours lining it up and careful cutting. and i did this cutting all 5 hours with no anesthesia of drugs of any sort. it made the experience more real.

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