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 Body Drags the Mind


Apologies, folks: Technical difficulties today, but I’ll try to get caught up this evening. Until then, how about this wild electrocautery branding piece by Brenno at Body Factory in Trieste, Italy. My Latin is more than a little rusty, but the Internets lead me to believe this is a Horace quote that translates to, “Unless it obeys, it commands.” That said, I’ve been bested by information online before, so if this is actually a line from an Eagles songs or something, hey, don’t shoot the messenger.

A close-up of the fresh brand, after the jump.

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Comments

98 responses to “The Body Drags the Mind”

  1. MadHatter Avatar
    MadHatter

    Ow

  2. MadHatter Avatar
    MadHatter

    Ow

  3. silvereden Avatar
    silvereden

    it’s beautiful, but it just looks so goddamn PAINFUL.

  4. silvereden Avatar
    silvereden

    it’s beautiful, but it just looks so goddamn PAINFUL.

  5. London Avatar

    yikes! impressivee and uncomfortable. it made me cringe

  6. London Avatar

    yikes! impressivee and uncomfortable. it made me cringe

  7. nickels Avatar
    nickels

    looks fucking painful!!
    but damn good too 🙂

  8. nickels Avatar
    nickels

    looks fucking painful!!
    but damn good too 🙂

  9. drew Avatar
    drew

    as nice as the line work or what the fuck ever you would call that is, this looks horrible. yellow flesh does not look good in the least. i hope it heals well, hope to see a follow up

  10. drew Avatar
    drew

    as nice as the line work or what the fuck ever you would call that is, this looks horrible. yellow flesh does not look good in the least. i hope it heals well, hope to see a follow up

  11. lovedarling Avatar

    Why is it yellow?

  12. lovedarling Avatar

    Why is it yellow?

  13. Circe Avatar
    Circe

    Lovedarling-
    I think it’s adipose tissue; the fat over his stomach.

  14. Circe Avatar
    Circe

    Lovedarling-
    I think it’s adipose tissue; the fat over his stomach.

  15. timmcdivitt Avatar

    this is really impressive.

  16. timmcdivitt Avatar

    this is really impressive.

  17. Diva Avatar
    Diva

    OBEY.

  18. Diva Avatar
    Diva

    OBEY.

  19. mung Avatar

    mmm sexy V line too. great branding, and i also say fucken ouch, man!

  20. mung Avatar

    mmm sexy V line too. great branding, and i also say fucken ouch, man!

  21. Squig Avatar

    beautiful but i echo the sentiment of ‘OW!’..and yes, thats adipose tissue (95% sure) showing through as all the cutaneous tissue has been cauterised away, the lack of blood makes it look a lot more yellow than in a standard scalpled cutting… im not easily rattled but i think in this case, the cleaness wound makes it more apparent how deep it is, not to mention the wheal under the cauterisation..not happy tissue!

    That said…AMAZING!

  22. Squig Avatar

    beautiful but i echo the sentiment of ‘OW!’..and yes, thats adipose tissue (95% sure) showing through as all the cutaneous tissue has been cauterised away, the lack of blood makes it look a lot more yellow than in a standard scalpled cutting… im not easily rattled but i think in this case, the cleaness wound makes it more apparent how deep it is, not to mention the wheal under the cauterisation..not happy tissue!

    That said…AMAZING!

  23. Tracy Avatar
    Tracy

    beautiful and possibly the only thing that has grossed me out in a long time on here 😀

  24. Tracy Avatar
    Tracy

    beautiful and possibly the only thing that has grossed me out in a long time on here 😀

  25. KRIS Avatar
    KRIS

    I like the hands arent mirrored and are both a little different

  26. KRIS Avatar
    KRIS

    I like the hands arent mirrored and are both a little different

  27. alix Avatar

    man, the branded flesh looks… maggoty. i’m sure it’ll look absolutely gorgeous when it heals, but right now it’s pretty repulsive. beautiful work, though!

  28. alix Avatar

    man, the branded flesh looks… maggoty. i’m sure it’ll look absolutely gorgeous when it heals, but right now it’s pretty repulsive. beautiful work, though!

  29. Aiwass Avatar
    Aiwass

    i really really like the hand tats

  30. Aiwass Avatar
    Aiwass

    i really really like the hand tats

  31. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    that looks brutal..

    but pretty cool none the less

  32. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    that looks brutal..

    but pretty cool none the less

  33. Sunny Avatar
    Sunny

    The reason it looks yellow and magotty is because it is adipose tissue. The reason it looks dope is because it is!

  34. Sunny Avatar
    Sunny

    The reason it looks yellow and magotty is because it is adipose tissue. The reason it looks dope is because it is!

  35. Moosh Avatar
    Moosh

    amazing, respectable!

  36. Moosh Avatar
    Moosh

    amazing, respectable!

  37. TyTweeder Avatar
    TyTweeder

    that looks awesome. i love hands tattooed on arms.

  38. TyTweeder Avatar
    TyTweeder

    that looks awesome. i love hands tattooed on arms.

  39. iva Avatar
    iva

    reminds me of when i stepped in between my flat iron and i burned my foot…and how i slept with icebags on my feet because the throbbing of the burn would not stop.

    what do they recommend to do after this sort of branding? im assuming the throbbing is 100000x worse :/

  40. iva Avatar
    iva

    reminds me of when i stepped in between my flat iron and i burned my foot…and how i slept with icebags on my feet because the throbbing of the burn would not stop.

    what do they recommend to do after this sort of branding? im assuming the throbbing is 100000x worse :/

  41. Viking's Valkyrie Avatar

    Hot damn, that actually made me gag a little….

  42. Viking's Valkyrie Avatar

    Hot damn, that actually made me gag a little….

  43. Kebby Avatar
    Kebby

    this makes me want to eat some scrambled eggs.

  44. Kebby Avatar
    Kebby

    this makes me want to eat some scrambled eggs.

  45. stephanie Avatar
    stephanie

    I can smell the burning flesh.

  46. stephanie Avatar
    stephanie

    I can smell the burning flesh.

  47. snowfia Avatar
    snowfia

    This made me cringe. But it’s beautiful.

  48. snowfia Avatar
    snowfia

    This made me cringe. But it’s beautiful.

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