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.

Comments

252 responses to “The Earth Beneath”

  1. alouicious Avatar
    alouicious

    wow! that’s amaaaaaaazing! lolz! i can’t wait to see what those 3 handsome devils look like all healed up!

  2. alouicious Avatar
    alouicious

    wow! that’s amaaaaaaazing! lolz! i can’t wait to see what those 3 handsome devils look like all healed up!

  3. Myke Avatar
    Myke

    Cool 😛
    Also like the Combichrist logo, nice going 😀

  4. Myke Avatar
    Myke

    Cool 😛
    Also like the Combichrist logo, nice going 😀

  5. K Avatar
    K

    I feel sorry for this girl. It’s like a super groupie gone bad. Great for the guys ego’s though, obviously.

  6. K Avatar
    K

    I feel sorry for this girl. It’s like a super groupie gone bad. Great for the guys ego’s though, obviously.

  7. MadHatter Avatar
    MadHatter

    The circle implant in John head seems to come and go

  8. MadHatter Avatar
    MadHatter

    The circle implant in John head seems to come and go

  9. Nate Avatar
    Nate

    That’s pretty well executed, I think. I’ve never seen a scarification portrait before

  10. Nate Avatar
    Nate

    That’s pretty well executed, I think. I’ve never seen a scarification portrait before

  11. johnkid Avatar
    johnkid

    hilarious. Wayde will be in Wisconsin in May if anyone wants any work done by him. contact him or John Kid at the Piercing Lounge in Madison 608 284 0870

  12. johnkid Avatar
    johnkid

    hilarious. Wayde will be in Wisconsin in May if anyone wants any work done by him. contact him or John Kid at the Piercing Lounge in Madison 608 284 0870

  13. marc Avatar

    i love the arm of the right guy!

  14. marc Avatar

    i love the arm of the right guy!

  15. Aric Avatar

    Seriously?

  16. Aric Avatar

    Seriously?

  17. _Stigmata_ Avatar

    hahaha god i love holidays

  18. _Stigmata_ Avatar

    hahaha god i love holidays

  19. stopthemjah Avatar
    stopthemjah

    errr……

  20. stopthemjah Avatar
    stopthemjah

    errr……

  21. soxbleed Avatar
    soxbleed

    srsly?

  22. soxbleed Avatar
    soxbleed

    srsly?

  23. !shrimpansnowpea Avatar
    !shrimpansnowpea

    wow

  24. !shrimpansnowpea Avatar
    !shrimpansnowpea

    wow

  25. K Avatar
    K

    And having another look at this pic, she’s one of *those* kids. The ones that have basically no tattoos except hand/neck to prove how ace they are…. Definately the type to get suckered in to getting this done, for the purpose of pumping up three wanna-be-rockstars egos.

  26. K Avatar
    K

    And having another look at this pic, she’s one of *those* kids. The ones that have basically no tattoos except hand/neck to prove how ace they are…. Definately the type to get suckered in to getting this done, for the purpose of pumping up three wanna-be-rockstars egos.

  27. Holly Avatar
    Holly

    “And having another look at this pic, she’s one of *those* kids. The ones that have basically no tattoos except hand/neck to prove how ace they are…. Definately the type to get suckered in to getting this done, for the purpose of pumping up three wanna-be-rockstars egos.”

    Oh pffft! You can only see that she doesnt have any tattoo’s on her stomach or upper left arm. The pictures dont really proove your theory at all.

  28. Holly Avatar
    Holly

    “And having another look at this pic, she’s one of *those* kids. The ones that have basically no tattoos except hand/neck to prove how ace they are…. Definately the type to get suckered in to getting this done, for the purpose of pumping up three wanna-be-rockstars egos.”

    Oh pffft! You can only see that she doesnt have any tattoo’s on her stomach or upper left arm. The pictures dont really proove your theory at all.

  29. colin Avatar
    colin

    i’m with k. why is it that 5 years ago you couldn’t get your hands/neck/face tattooed by most(reputable) artists unless you were heavily tattooed already and now I see all these kids that have there knuckles and necks done before anything else.

    and now that poor girl has a bad scar of bad tribal.

    Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

  30. colin Avatar
    colin

    i’m with k. why is it that 5 years ago you couldn’t get your hands/neck/face tattooed by most(reputable) artists unless you were heavily tattooed already and now I see all these kids that have there knuckles and necks done before anything else.

    and now that poor girl has a bad scar of bad tribal.

    Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

  31. Moe Avatar
    Moe

    This had me laughing so hard

    Great work though

  32. Moe Avatar
    Moe

    This had me laughing so hard

    Great work though

  33. _Stigmata_ Avatar

    you obviously drugged this poor girl and held her down and did this to her against her will. fuckin australins thinking that ok here in america

  34. _Stigmata_ Avatar

    you obviously drugged this poor girl and held her down and did this to her against her will. fuckin australins thinking that ok here in america

  35. nickels Avatar
    nickels

    well i really like it.
    ace.

  36. nickels Avatar
    nickels

    well i really like it.
    ace.

  37. colin Avatar
    colin

    I’m not saying that she got it against her will. I’m just saying that it seems like a lot of kids these days are doing it for the wrong reasons. they just want to show the world how hardcore they are.

    You’ve only got one body. use it wisely. Or else you might end up with black pineapple leaves tattooed on your forehead. forever.

  38. colin Avatar
    colin

    I’m not saying that she got it against her will. I’m just saying that it seems like a lot of kids these days are doing it for the wrong reasons. they just want to show the world how hardcore they are.

    You’ve only got one body. use it wisely. Or else you might end up with black pineapple leaves tattooed on your forehead. forever.

  39. _Stigmata_ Avatar

    but i like pineapples. :p

  40. _Stigmata_ Avatar

    but i like pineapples. :p

  41. The sky conspires to swallow me. Avatar
    The sky conspires to swallow me.

    Mm, Combichrist.

  42. The sky conspires to swallow me. Avatar
    The sky conspires to swallow me.

    Mm, Combichrist.

  43. Aric Avatar

    There is no reason for this to have been done, even if the person in question “wanted it”. Let me guess, all her idea right?

  44. Aric Avatar

    There is no reason for this to have been done, even if the person in question “wanted it”. Let me guess, all her idea right?

  45. stainless Avatar

    It’s funny how everyone assumes they know what’s going on. The girl in the picture has almost her whole back tattooed, full chest piece, hands, neck, small facial work, a fair amount on her arms, legs, and feet done. just cuz she didn’t have her stomach tattooed already doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a lot of tattoo work. Plenty of people get tattoos cuz they find them funny, so whats the difference if she wants a funny scar?

  46. stainless Avatar

    It’s funny how everyone assumes they know what’s going on. The girl in the picture has almost her whole back tattooed, full chest piece, hands, neck, small facial work, a fair amount on her arms, legs, and feet done. just cuz she didn’t have her stomach tattooed already doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a lot of tattoo work. Plenty of people get tattoos cuz they find them funny, so whats the difference if she wants a funny scar?

  47. _Stigmata_ Avatar

    you probably got the aussie the drugs to dope her up on and talk her into gettin this. whats wrong with you people

  48. _Stigmata_ Avatar

    you probably got the aussie the drugs to dope her up on and talk her into gettin this. whats wrong with you people

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