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.

The Earth Beneath


It should come as no surprise that Steve, John and Wayde are the suppliers of (and inspirations for) these most graven of images. On Easter Monday, no less!

Says Steve:

Mr. Wayde Dunn-Dee himself did this amazing scar portrait on a friend of ours. We were hoping to find a fourth person she would agree to add on so he could do a Mt. Rushmore of Awesomeness, but sadly that didn’t work out.

I have to be honest—I’m a little surprised she went this far in the first place. That said though, we haven’t seen a ton of scarification portraits yet, but…these are pretty well executed. More photos, after the jump.

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252 responses to “The Earth Beneath”

  1. MsH Avatar

    You know, I understand that this is pretty old, but after reading the first few comments posted, it made me want to add my opinion. For all of those who think she’s just ‘one of those kids’ you can all go play in on-coming traffic, and if the universe really dishes out karma, then all of you will be hit by a fucking semi. People do body modification because they WANT to. It’s their body. This was posted as news, not for your approval. Who gives two shits if it’s three guys who obviously have a tremendous amount of their work on her body. Maybe, for your fucking information, this is what she wanted and it’s what makes her happy. I can say that maybe someone drugged some of you and forced you to write bullshit comments throwing your negativity out there (which obviously shows us none of you have good mothers, because you never learned to keep your mouth shut if you didn’t have anything nice to say). Say what you want, this bitch has balls, and does what she wants, and it just goes to prove that only those who are jealous talk shit.

  2. MsH Avatar

    You know, I understand that this is pretty old, but after reading the first few comments posted, it made me want to add my opinion. For all of those who think she’s just ‘one of those kids’ you can all go play in on-coming traffic, and if the universe really dishes out karma, then all of you will be hit by a fucking semi. People do body modification because they WANT to. It’s their body. This was posted as news, not for your approval. Who gives two shits if it’s three guys who obviously have a tremendous amount of their work on her body. Maybe, for your fucking information, this is what she wanted and it’s what makes her happy. I can say that maybe someone drugged some of you and forced you to write bullshit comments throwing your negativity out there (which obviously shows us none of you have good mothers, because you never learned to keep your mouth shut if you didn’t have anything nice to say). Say what you want, this bitch has balls, and does what she wants, and it just goes to prove that only those who are jealous talk shit.

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