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 Crack in the Concrete


Keeping with the requests to see more healing/healed scarification work, Tara checks in with this nicely raised year-and-a-half-old piece by the Thunder From Down Under, Wayde Dunn. Check out the fresh cutting after the jump.

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Comments

339 responses to “A Crack in the Concrete”

  1. Matthew Lee Avatar

    Wow, this turned out amazing. Healed really well.

  2. inkidy Avatar
    inkidy

    looks like shit sorry

  3. inkidy Avatar
    inkidy

    looks like shit sorry

  4. inkidy Avatar
    inkidy

    looks like shit sorry

  5. s Avatar
    s

    I wonder what will happen if she ever gets pregnant… bad news bears!

  6. s Avatar
    s

    I wonder what will happen if she ever gets pregnant… bad news bears!

  7. s Avatar
    s

    I wonder what will happen if she ever gets pregnant… bad news bears!

  8. Skwidlee Avatar
    Skwidlee

    I actually said WOW out loud (Wol)

    That makes me want scarring. but not. but yes.
    Gorgeous.

  9. Skwidlee Avatar
    Skwidlee

    I actually said WOW out loud (Wol)

    That makes me want scarring. but not. but yes.
    Gorgeous.

  10. Skwidlee Avatar
    Skwidlee

    I actually said WOW out loud (Wol)

    That makes me want scarring. but not. but yes.
    Gorgeous.

  11. RD Avatar
    RD

    I think this is my favorite of all the scarification pieces I’ve seen. It looks like she simply, well, grew it. Perfect.

  12. RD Avatar
    RD

    I think this is my favorite of all the scarification pieces I’ve seen. It looks like she simply, well, grew it. Perfect.

  13. RD Avatar
    RD

    I think this is my favorite of all the scarification pieces I’ve seen. It looks like she simply, well, grew it. Perfect.

  14. Xenobiologista Avatar

    I’m so envious I want to cry.

  15. Xenobiologista Avatar

    I’m so envious I want to cry.

  16. Xenobiologista Avatar

    I’m so envious I want to cry.

  17. sophie Avatar
    sophie

    wow. that is incredibly gorgeous! wayde is the jam.

  18. sophie Avatar
    sophie

    wow. that is incredibly gorgeous! wayde is the jam.

  19. sophie Avatar
    sophie

    wow. that is incredibly gorgeous! wayde is the jam.

  20. Tara Avatar
    Tara

    Thank you for all the wonderful comments! I’m the proud owner of this piece 🙂 As far as what I did to heal it, I really didn’t do anything. I let my body take care of it 🙂 As far as weight gain, well, I was almost 60 pounds heavier when i got the cutting and the healed picture is from a couple weeks ago, so I’m not to concerned about it, I plan on living a healthy, active life so I don’t think it’ll be a problem. And I don’t ever plan on having children so that wont be an issue. Any questions you can hit me up on my IAM 🙂

  21. Tara Avatar
    Tara

    Thank you for all the wonderful comments! I’m the proud owner of this piece 🙂 As far as what I did to heal it, I really didn’t do anything. I let my body take care of it 🙂 As far as weight gain, well, I was almost 60 pounds heavier when i got the cutting and the healed picture is from a couple weeks ago, so I’m not to concerned about it, I plan on living a healthy, active life so I don’t think it’ll be a problem. And I don’t ever plan on having children so that wont be an issue. Any questions you can hit me up on my IAM 🙂

  22. Tara Avatar
    Tara

    Thank you for all the wonderful comments! I’m the proud owner of this piece 🙂 As far as what I did to heal it, I really didn’t do anything. I let my body take care of it 🙂 As far as weight gain, well, I was almost 60 pounds heavier when i got the cutting and the healed picture is from a couple weeks ago, so I’m not to concerned about it, I plan on living a healthy, active life so I don’t think it’ll be a problem. And I don’t ever plan on having children so that wont be an issue. Any questions you can hit me up on my IAM 🙂

  23. Tara Avatar
    Tara

    Oh I almost forgot! The only reason this piece is even half as beautiful as it is, is because it was done by THE MAN! Wayde Dunn! I wouldn’t have had ANY one else, ever, do scarification on me. Although I don’t plan on getting more scarification, as the only placement I want is already done! Wayde is incredible and I can’t thank him enuogh for this piece 🙂

  24. Tara Avatar
    Tara

    Oh I almost forgot! The only reason this piece is even half as beautiful as it is, is because it was done by THE MAN! Wayde Dunn! I wouldn’t have had ANY one else, ever, do scarification on me. Although I don’t plan on getting more scarification, as the only placement I want is already done! Wayde is incredible and I can’t thank him enuogh for this piece 🙂

  25. Tara Avatar
    Tara

    Oh I almost forgot! The only reason this piece is even half as beautiful as it is, is because it was done by THE MAN! Wayde Dunn! I wouldn’t have had ANY one else, ever, do scarification on me. Although I don’t plan on getting more scarification, as the only placement I want is already done! Wayde is incredible and I can’t thank him enuogh for this piece 🙂

  26. Tristan Empire Avatar
    Tristan Empire

    Absolutely stunning. I really think this is the most well-made body-modification I have ever seen.

  27. Tristan Empire Avatar
    Tristan Empire

    Absolutely stunning. I really think this is the most well-made body-modification I have ever seen.

  28. Tristan Empire Avatar
    Tristan Empire

    Absolutely stunning. I really think this is the most well-made body-modification I have ever seen.

  29. jake w Avatar
    jake w

    post more like this!

  30. jake w Avatar
    jake w

    post more like this!

  31. jake w Avatar
    jake w

    post more like this!

  32. Laurel C. Avatar
    Laurel C.

    beautiful, but ouchie ouchie ouchie

  33. Laurel C. Avatar
    Laurel C.

    beautiful, but ouchie ouchie ouchie

  34. Laurel C. Avatar
    Laurel C.

    beautiful, but ouchie ouchie ouchie

  35. Farhana Avatar
    Farhana

    That is ridiculously gorgeous.

  36. Farhana Avatar
    Farhana

    That is ridiculously gorgeous.

  37. Farhana Avatar
    Farhana

    That is ridiculously gorgeous.

  38. Mahekun Avatar
    Mahekun

    Generally I find that scarification rarely looks pretty, but this is beautiful.

  39. Mahekun Avatar
    Mahekun

    Generally I find that scarification rarely looks pretty, but this is beautiful.

  40. Mahekun Avatar
    Mahekun

    Generally I find that scarification rarely looks pretty, but this is beautiful.

  41. Mahekun Avatar
    Mahekun

    Just out of curiosity, does scarification fade over time?

    I had my gallbladder out by laparoscopy a few years back, and the scars, which were initially raised about as far as these, have since almost faded away completely.

  42. Mahekun Avatar
    Mahekun

    Just out of curiosity, does scarification fade over time?

    I had my gallbladder out by laparoscopy a few years back, and the scars, which were initially raised about as far as these, have since almost faded away completely.

  43. Mahekun Avatar
    Mahekun

    Just out of curiosity, does scarification fade over time?

    I had my gallbladder out by laparoscopy a few years back, and the scars, which were initially raised about as far as these, have since almost faded away completely.

  44. cookie Avatar
    cookie

    # 58 REALLY shit huh? Wayde is amazing -this IS beautiful and you- well you sir just stink

  45. cookie Avatar
    cookie

    # 58 REALLY shit huh? Wayde is amazing -this IS beautiful and you- well you sir just stink

  46. cookie Avatar
    cookie

    # 58 REALLY shit huh? Wayde is amazing -this IS beautiful and you- well you sir just stink

  47. Dubael Avatar
    Dubael

    In response to comment 44 I agree Randwulf, I could just spend hours like that too, and not just with my finger tips… my tongue too, the sensory experience of tracing the intricacy with fingers, eyelash, the hairs on the back of my hand even, the intimacy, it would be just phenomenal.

    In response to 58, would you care to show us something you think is better? Or are you just making such a statement in the puerile self-indulgent self interest of seeing how many you can get to respond to you? Well out of 83 you’ve managed two, does that stroke your ego enough?
    I’m not impugning your right to criticise, I am just disappointed that you couldn’t muster the necessary skill to elucidate why you felt it was not a significant achievement. If you can not provide the rest of us with a clear and irrefutable point from which you cast your aspersions we can only presume that you are nothing more than a narcissistic, self-aggrandising malcontent to which I find the Latin phrase ‘Si vellem sentientiam tuam audire legerem intestina’ is so apt.

  48. Dubael Avatar
    Dubael

    In response to comment 44 I agree Randwulf, I could just spend hours like that too, and not just with my finger tips… my tongue too, the sensory experience of tracing the intricacy with fingers, eyelash, the hairs on the back of my hand even, the intimacy, it would be just phenomenal.

    In response to 58, would you care to show us something you think is better? Or are you just making such a statement in the puerile self-indulgent self interest of seeing how many you can get to respond to you? Well out of 83 you’ve managed two, does that stroke your ego enough?
    I’m not impugning your right to criticise, I am just disappointed that you couldn’t muster the necessary skill to elucidate why you felt it was not a significant achievement. If you can not provide the rest of us with a clear and irrefutable point from which you cast your aspersions we can only presume that you are nothing more than a narcissistic, self-aggrandising malcontent to which I find the Latin phrase ‘Si vellem sentientiam tuam audire legerem intestina’ is so apt.

  49. Dubael Avatar
    Dubael

    In response to comment 44 I agree Randwulf, I could just spend hours like that too, and not just with my finger tips… my tongue too, the sensory experience of tracing the intricacy with fingers, eyelash, the hairs on the back of my hand even, the intimacy, it would be just phenomenal.

    In response to 58, would you care to show us something you think is better? Or are you just making such a statement in the puerile self-indulgent self interest of seeing how many you can get to respond to you? Well out of 83 you’ve managed two, does that stroke your ego enough?
    I’m not impugning your right to criticise, I am just disappointed that you couldn’t muster the necessary skill to elucidate why you felt it was not a significant achievement. If you can not provide the rest of us with a clear and irrefutable point from which you cast your aspersions we can only presume that you are nothing more than a narcissistic, self-aggrandising malcontent to which I find the Latin phrase ‘Si vellem sentientiam tuam audire legerem intestina’ is so apt.

  50. Dubael Avatar

    Mea Culpa, I should have double checked the source, it was not comment #58 but comment #68 by inkidy. My apologies to brianna.throws.bricks

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