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 Ladder of Your Backbone


So, the little devil is off on a lunch break, I guess? Pfft. “No rest for the wicked,” my ass.

(Photo from Joakim at Tribe Piercing in Gothenburg, Sweden.)

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23 responses to “A Ladder of Your Backbone”

  1. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    Oooh that’s awesome.

  2. Steve M Avatar
    Steve M

    That’s really cute

  3. Jamie Avatar

    Damn, wish i had a trident industrial!

  4. Garnser Avatar
    Garnser

    Nice, I just wish I would’ve thought about that when I had that set of holes before…

  5. jugglinjim Avatar

    always been tempted by something like this but always been put off by the fact that you wouldn’t really be able to put headphones in and i do love my music

  6. sethmetal Avatar

    Not a real fan of the placement or the jewelry,
    but the originality of the placement and the awesome
    (what I’m guessing is custom) barbell well make up for it.
    Pretty cool.

  7. pillpoppinfun Avatar
    pillpoppinfun

    i think itd be more asthetically pleasing if it were 3 conches and the tragus rather than having so much jewelry just floppin arround to get snagged on.

    def some interesting jewelry tho

  8. katy prost Avatar
    katy prost

    Bit impractical but also a bit bad ass… so I think it evens out.

  9. redbeaver Avatar
    redbeaver

    it’s cool, but I know I would get it caught on everything – my spirals already get caught on practically everything as is

  10. eternalsunshine Avatar

    I like how this looks! But my love of headphones prevent me from doing something simular as well.

  11. Treehopr Avatar
    Treehopr

    I agree with #8…
    But all in all, I’m pretty sure that this wasn’t meant for day to day wear.

  12. Elaine M Avatar

    I love this, very original idea!!

  13. Al[ex]I Valentine Avatar
    Al[ex]I Valentine

    Fuck yeah! The image of it being torn out in a mosh is haunting me though…

  14. hellyeah Avatar
    hellyeah

    Brick, where’d you get a trident?!

  15. Shaun Avatar

    #8 – I was going to say the same thing.

    Regardless, it is still totally fucking awesome.

  16. cwire Avatar
    cwire

    I like it, but I also like the idea of the trident end going through 3 conches.

  17. presley Avatar
    presley

    😐 omg.

    *bow*
    awesome.

  18. Cosette Avatar
    Cosette

    that looks incredibly awesome… but not very functional? i’d probably forget about it and poke/pull it by accident

  19. VOMIT Avatar

    haha I’m sorry but that’s just ridiculous, and not in a good way

  20. Twitchard Avatar
    Twitchard

    wow..i agree with pill on this one…it shold be flipped

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