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 Deep Springs of Life


And here we have the lovely Karina in Venezuela, sporting striking redface and pulling against some sort of mythical giant, by the looks of things. (Or maybe a high wall, killjoys.) This isn’t groundbreaking news or anything, but nonetheless, it really is quite something the sort of calm and serenity that can come out of activities that should ostensibly cause pain and irritation, and this, if nothing else, is further documentation of the phenomenon that we are proud to publish.

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11 responses to “The Deep Springs of Life”

  1. Jamie Avatar
    Jamie

    I love that makeup! Makes me want to do something similar for halloween. I have those same earrings, they are awesome! Though you can’t hug anyone without stabbing them in the face.

  2. Saara Avatar

    The star plugs rock.

  3. T. Angel Avatar

    This work is fantastic. Ka i’m your fan! <3

  4. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    That really is a beautiful picture.

  5. ArtieKGB Avatar

    It looks to me like she is doing a Sun Dance.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dance

  6. Paulo.Vitor Avatar
    Paulo.Vitor

    This is a really beautiful picture

  7. La Negra Avatar
    La Negra

    that image its part of
    Luminoso-oscuro-Alivio
    created by Ego Kornus

    you can see more about it here
    http://www.pielmag.com/index.php?sec=3&cat=1257&subcat=33783

    Kari looks quite powerfull in that shot 🙂

  8. cookie Avatar
    cookie

    kinda looks like shes inside a batting cage

  9. Stormchaser Avatar

    Powerful and beautiful….

  10. lovedarling Avatar

    Loving the stars
    Side boob= +1!

  11. Baracudaboy Avatar
    Baracudaboy

    My tits hurt.
    but props for being hardcore enough to do it in that area.

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