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.

9mm Conch Punches

James Wisniewski at Body Electric in Los Angeles, CA did these 9mm conch punches — they’re eight weeks old in this photo.

Comments

51 responses to “9mm Conch Punches”

  1. Sneezy Avatar
    Sneezy

    that is awesome….

  2. jOELTROn Avatar

    Looks really even, nice work.

    That angle really makes them look huge, I’m guessing theres no jewellery in there for the photos.

    Oh my, is that a mullet too?

  3. Mess Avatar

    now that looks cool

  4. Balles Avatar
    Balles

    MULLET.

  5. Sneezy Avatar
    Sneezy

    #2 i am betting that they are tunnels that are in those piercings 😀

  6. VOMIT Avatar
    VOMIT

    thats not a mullet, I’m pretty sure its just a mohawk that isn’t up.

  7. rafas beard Avatar
    rafas beard

    Has he thought about how that is going look when he’s older?
    What must people say to him in the street?
    How will he explain that to his grandchildren?
    Will he ever be able to get a job?

    That is one bad mullet.

    Nice ears though.

  8. StrawDog Avatar
    StrawDog

    rafas, you are the people that take the joy out of our mods!

    stop being his mother and give the boy some lovin for this top notch modification! Love it!

  9. jOELTROn Avatar

    #7: Are you asking how he is going to explain to his grandchildren why he had his conches punched or explain why he had a mullet?

    I have both my conches surgically removed and I have a job just fine. I also have a mohawk, but I don’t think mine looks quite like a mullet when its down.

  10. everything and nothing Avatar
    everything and nothing

    Top hair cut the Mods are cool too!

  11. dead_Inside7 Avatar
    dead_Inside7

    #7 – if we all thought like that none of us would get any mods to enjoy! he’s probably gone through a considerable amount of pain to do what he wanted to do to his body so kudos to him.

  12. oncemore Avatar

    I have an 8mm conch punch and work in the public eye a lot of the time. It hasn’t affected anything to do with my working life, nor have my various other visible piercings.

    And with regards the grandchildren thing…I’m gonna tell mine I was shot through the ear for loving mullets.

  13. jOELTROn Avatar

    Ahahahahah, good call Oncemore!

    I would rather be an old ass man with some loopy ears (or mods in general) and have stories to tell, than be an old ass man that has spent his whole life judging people for their original decisions and never being able to make any themselves.

    Just my 2c.

  14. silverflame Avatar

    that’s definitely a ‘hawk, its just grown out

  15. Bobby Avatar
    Bobby

    If you re-read rafas beard’s posting with an eye towards irony — paying close attention to the interplay between the last two lines — I think you will find it amusing.

  16. goomy Avatar

    joeltron, that’s a great way of looking at it.
    and that’s also a great picture

  17. Waiting4Arson Avatar
    Waiting4Arson

    I think Bobby’s right about #7.

    In other news, those look so painful/awesome…I want to have them, but not to get them done.

    14g. conch piercings hurt well enuff.

  18. Pastille Avatar
    Pastille

    It’s a Mohawk-mullet!… 🙂

  19. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    Yes, Rafas was referring to the haircut in his comment.
    You can’t take everything so seriously all the time.

    The last two lines gave it away

  20. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    It’s a mullhawk!
    And I love the conches, too.

  21. Jimmy Landby Avatar

    Never thought i’d say that holes like that would look good without jewelry, but it really does.

  22. Ernest Avatar

    there’s obviously jewelry in those…

  23. deadly nay Avatar
    deadly nay

    that is the reason i want my inner counch punched…looks nice and clean plus you get a free hawk with every new pair…..

  24. kat Avatar
    kat

    #7 was obviously playing around. I sense he has no disdain for the modifications. The “mullet”, maybe. :-p

    This has to be one of my favorite pictures.
    The ears give off this aesthetic. And mohawks that haven’t been put up are the cutest things ever.

  25. Piercerdan Avatar

    ha #20 I was going to say mohullet

  26. rafas beard Avatar
    rafas beard

    A mowhawk mullet is blatantly a mohullet as No25 says.

    I wasn’t going to respond but the absolute idiosity of 8, 11, and 13 have forced me into it. 8 gives me the impression that he thinks I have no mods with his “our mods comment”. Sorry sunshine, but I have over 30 hours custom tattoo work and 13 piercings, current tattoo work being a huge rib piece which is far from painless (number 11), and to number 13, aren’t you judging me? from something you’ve misinterpreted?

    I heard of a couple of new body mods which you might be interested in…
    1). Glasses stapled to your face to enable you to read properly
    2). A tube drilled into the brain to allow the draining of that excess of self righteous bile which is clearly affecting your thought process.

    In short…

    Ears – Good
    Hair – Bad
    People who can’t read – Cretins

    I may well have done my argument damage with my own levels of bile but it had to be said.

    That is all.

  27. VOMIT Avatar
    VOMIT

    Hasn’t anyone ever seen a mohawk that isn’t up before??? I don’t understand why everyone is calling it a mullet or a mullethawk….

  28. roxie Avatar
    roxie

    james is amazing… that is a great photo as well.

  29. 5am Avatar
    5am

    snorts. well i thought rafas beard’s #7 comment was funny. and i’ve always called them mullhawks myself, but what do i know

  30. jOELTROn Avatar

    rafas beard: I actually was not judging you, I was making a very broad comment on why I personally am not concerned with ‘growing old’ with my mods and I was agreeing with #12′s statement.

    I had a sense that you were being ironic in your first comment and I don’t believe that I made any statement judging you. In fact I commented (in a similar satire) asking if you meant his grandkids would ask about his hair.

    I guess this is what happens when you comment at 2am after a couple beers. lol.

    Long story short, I can’t read – bad ass conches.

  31. Deedee Avatar
    Deedee

    I LOVE the symmetry of these!! If I had my ears like that, I would put a ring through both of the holes and make it an orbital — these rock^^

  32. Travis Avatar
    Travis

    So it looks like nobody noticed that #7 was making a joke using the typical things negatively said about mods, but referring to his “mullet.”

  33. Nic Avatar
    Nic

    I love swiss cheese ears.

  34. Alle Avatar
    Alle

    That sure is fucking awesome. 😀

  35. ovaryaction Avatar
    ovaryaction

    sooo gorgeous – punched (or stretched) conches are my favourite

  36. dirtbag danae Avatar

    i know the back of that head!
    that’s adam!
    yay!

  37. Ace Avatar

    More beautiful work by Wizzer. I love the hair, punches, lobes. Eep, now the face…I need to see! (swoon)

  38. Leannalovek Avatar

    I had my conches punched at 9mm but I had a jewlery mishap and they had to be removed, back up to 4ga now and hopefully back to where this guy is! I love how you can see through.

  39. StrawDog Avatar
    StrawDog

    rafas – i sorry
    .

  40. StrawDog Avatar
    StrawDog

    .
    my bad

  41. snoogans Avatar
    snoogans

    what’s really weird is i looked at the photo and though, I bet that’s by Wizzer, and it was.

  42. dead_Inside7 Avatar
    dead_Inside7

    god rafas chill out, theres no reason for trying to get wordy over the internet.

  43. postheidi Avatar

    So disregarding the internet spat.
    I thoroughly enjoyed this picture.
    The view, The hair, The Conch.
    Everything.

  44. Ali Avatar
    Ali

    This is an amazing picture. I personally think his hair is hot 🙂

  45. winch Avatar
    winch

    Rafas, I think this community is so much on the offensive at the moment because of all the assholes that some people don’t slow down and read and think about the comments that are made. I have to admit for a moment I missed the humour of your post because I assumed – quite wrongly – that is was just another narrow minded bigot jumping to insult someone. I think you proved something quite important through the responses you got there. The majority of the comments had f*** all to do with the mods!

  46. rat Avatar
    rat

    whoo! i love it!

  47. starless_dark Avatar

    Waited for this to get ModBlogged as soon as I saw it in the large cartilage section! Looks great.

  48. deadly nay Avatar
    deadly nay

    to # 27, i needed that, thank you.

  49. Gaby Avatar
    Gaby

    Love the ears as well as the hair..I have a feeling hes gorgeous!

Latest Tattoo, Piercing, and Body Modification News

  • Skin and Strings: The Art of Human Puppetry
    One of the most powerful things about being at a convention like OSC is the sheer concentration of experience, creativity, and capability in one place. When you’re surrounded by people who not only understand the technical complexities of suspension but are excited by the challenge… Read more: Skin and Strings: The Art of Human Puppetry
  • Twelve Points to the Sky
    There’s a particular kind of magic that happens at your first big suspension gathering when you arrive with nerves, an open heart, and the quiet hope of flight. Guided by the encouragement of mentor Lynn Loheide and driven by the quiet confidence of belonging, Alex… Read more: Twelve Points to the Sky
  • Ontario SusCon 2025
    In March 2025, BME attended the Ontario Suspension Convention in Hamilton, hosted by the Kevin Donaghy and the Ontario Suspension Collective. We had the pleasure to take part and help document the event, but also run a booth to sell a bunch of old (but… Read more: Ontario SusCon 2025
  • Welcome Back to Body Modification Ezine
    Dear BME Community, We’ve been gone far too long, but BME is back to give people a voice, a space, a community. With time everything evolves, and BME may be different than you remember. Our goal is to stay true to Shannon and Rachel’s values… Read more: Welcome Back to Body Modification Ezine
  • BME Social Media
    Word of mouth has been our method of reuniting the community, and it has brought a substantial amount of us together. I am inspired by your loyalty and I want to remind more people of BME’s existence. In 2020 we gained control over @bmezine on… Read more: BME Social Media
  • BMEShop
    Despite the hurricanes in 2015 which destroyed almost all of what Rachel owned, she managed to save the original inventory from BME. We have relisted some of the stock on BMEShop.com with the hopes you may be interested.  Our first drop includes a selection of… Read more: BMEShop