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.

Everything is Permitted


Doesn’t this photo of knifefight have a wintry, almost Russian feeling to it? Like a sexy Dostoevsky novel, where Raskolnikov seduces the unscrupulous (yet scantily clad) pawnbroker, beginning a romantic journey that teaches them both a lesson abou— uhh, never mind.

(Inverse navel piercing by Laura at Urban Ink in Toronto, Ontario, with photography by Erik Naumann.)

Comments

19 responses to “Everything is Permitted”

  1. valy Avatar

    i have to agree with you…the background is almost grey, the neutral color of the buildings…and she looks so natural,i can’t almost notice her piercings,she looks like she was born with them.loved the pic

  2. cardboardfrog Avatar
    cardboardfrog

    how bizarre there is a strange lacey thing covering the boobies, surely there is some mistake!

  3. trailerparkjesus Avatar
    trailerparkjesus

    hot.

  4. lauren Avatar
    lauren

    hahhaahha i really can’t think of anything written by Dostoevsky that is “sexy”.
    and doesn’t Raskolnikov bludgeon the pawnbroker?
    this girl is way too pretty to be bludgeoned.

  5. ~ Avatar
    ~

    hooray for septum rings

  6. Random. Avatar

    I’m definitely getting a “101 Reykjavik” sort of vibe from it.

  7. Len Avatar
    Len

    This isn’t exactly related to this picture but I thought this site would be the best place to get this question answered.

    I hear a lot of people say, at the sight of heavily modded people, something along the lines of “Good luck getting a job.”

    While I do personally love this entire way of life, it did get me thinking.
    Being younger myself, I dont personally know people with many piercings, tattoos, or other work at an age where they would be looking for careers (as in, not a highschool or college kid’s part time job at a restaurant, but a long term profession)
    So i was wondering, what jobs do you have/people you know have? And to what degree do you think your have mods affected that choice?

  8. chopstixx Avatar
    chopstixx

    I was interested in where you were going with that…

  9. Ashleigh Avatar

    Is that Spencer again? It almost looks like her.

  10. oppositronic Avatar
    oppositronic

    yes it does feel sexy winter like dostoevsky

  11. knifefight Avatar

    ooh yay its me! 🙂 what a blast from the past

  12. edible Avatar

    purrrrrrrr…
    beautiful photography, stunning woman

  13. phrawzty Avatar

    What a lovely shot – it has such an intimate, familiar feel to it.

  14. SkullFuck Avatar

    “Dostoevsky”`?
    Come ooon. At least do some research if you don’t know how to spell..

  15. fyodor Avatar
    fyodor

    actually, SkullFuck, the spelling “doestoevsky” is (almost) as widely accepted as “dostoyevsky.”

  16. DeadlyPoison Avatar

    beautiful pic

    xxx

  17. Anamorphic Avatar
    Anamorphic

    I think the photo looks more English than Russian……cheap Paddington hotel room on a grey day

  18. ara Avatar

    I’ve also seen it spelt “Dostoievski”. A lot of Russian words, particularly names, seem to have variable spelling. Perhaps Russian doesn’t easily lend itself to translation into the Roman alphabet?

  19. SkullFuck Avatar

    When it’s pronounced it sounds just like the Norwegian spelling.. Dostojevskij.

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