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.

A Medal from Hell?

All tattooed by Damien Dok at Wildstyle Tattoos (autoplayer), Johnson City, New York..

If you’re wondering why the owner of these tattoos (who didn’t include his details) is clutching a medal it’s because that particular piece won first place in the “Best Piercing Within Tattoo” category.

Where’s the piercing you’re thinking? Well, the devil’s sporting a septum piercing but I found an earlier shot on Gok’s Myspace page and the poor religious figure being strangled is sans septum. I wasn’t sure if it was tattooed at first but as the sender added that it was pierced by Jason at Spider Bite (New Hampshire) and he won an award for it, I can only assume it was!

Comments

60 responses to “A Medal from Hell?”

  1. Nate Avatar

    I swear I saw pictures of one of these tattoos on a paintball website called PBnation a while ago.

  2. Nate Avatar

    I swear I saw pictures of one of these tattoos on a paintball website called PBnation a while ago.

  3. graciefan Avatar

    love the message, but poor execution
    max is right, most people can’t tell a good tattoo from a bad tattoo

  4. graciefan Avatar

    love the message, but poor execution
    max is right, most people can’t tell a good tattoo from a bad tattoo

  5. shannon lenise. Avatar
    shannon lenise.

    if we can’t tell the difference, then what is your point.

  6. shannon lenise. Avatar
    shannon lenise.

    if we can’t tell the difference, then what is your point.

  7. It Avatar
    It

    My only question is: Would you get a tattoo against Islam, or Buddhism on your body? What’s the point of inking your distaste for some other person’s beliefs on your body? It cultures hate.

    I enjoyed the art–don’t get me wrong, but I don’t quite understand why people feel the necessity to openly demean things, and so freely. Compare it to getting a tattoo depicting a pastor beating a homosexual with a Bible, or something equally ridiculous. I’d get offended if I saw that–and I hope you would too. Freedom of expression to the max, def, but why is our society trained that it’s appropriate now to express hate? What if I got a tattoo about hating blacks?

  8. It Avatar
    It

    My only question is: Would you get a tattoo against Islam, or Buddhism on your body? What’s the point of inking your distaste for some other person’s beliefs on your body? It cultures hate.

    I enjoyed the art–don’t get me wrong, but I don’t quite understand why people feel the necessity to openly demean things, and so freely. Compare it to getting a tattoo depicting a pastor beating a homosexual with a Bible, or something equally ridiculous. I’d get offended if I saw that–and I hope you would too. Freedom of expression to the max, def, but why is our society trained that it’s appropriate now to express hate? What if I got a tattoo about hating blacks?

  9. blake Avatar
    blake

    this was done by Dok Hollywood from wildstyle/parlorcity tattoo. check out some of his work http://www.parlorcitytattoos.com http://www.tattoo.com/content/jaco-sparrow

  10. blake Avatar
    blake

    this was done by Dok Hollywood from wildstyle/parlorcity tattoo. check out some of his work http://www.parlorcitytattoos.com http://www.tattoo.com/content/jaco-sparrow

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