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.

Black & Red

It’s surprisingly hard to write a modblog post when a homeless person is outside your window yelling about the color of the bricks on your building. I’m tempted to yell down to him “those aren’t bricks, it’s stucco” just to see what he says.

Indy sent in some photos of a scarification he did recently in Brussels, Belgium. I’m sure he’ll send in some healed photos once this piece heals up.

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60 responses to “Black & Red”

  1. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    hope i get to see healed pics, looks good raw, bet it’d look ten times better healed 😀

  2. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    hope i get to see healed pics, looks good raw, bet it’d look ten times better healed 😀

  3. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    hope i get to see healed pics, looks good raw, bet it’d look ten times better healed 😀

  4. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    hope i get to see healed pics, looks good raw, bet it’d look ten times better healed 😀

  5. I am iron man Avatar

    That looks amazing, I didn’t think much when I saw the stencil but it actually looks really good, I like:)

  6. I am iron man Avatar

    That looks amazing, I didn’t think much when I saw the stencil but it actually looks really good, I like:)

  7. I am iron man Avatar

    That looks amazing, I didn’t think much when I saw the stencil but it actually looks really good, I like:)

  8. I am iron man Avatar

    That looks amazing, I didn’t think much when I saw the stencil but it actually looks really good, I like:)

  9. RoryBorealis Avatar

    Last night, there was some emotionally disturbed individual standing below my window screaming “You’re all Belgians! All of you!” Now, last time I checked there was not an earthly thing wrong with being Belgian, but in the interest of accuracy I was giving serious consideration to correcting him.

    That double-dorje cutting looks fantastic. I hope we’ll get to see what it looks like when it heals.

  10. RoryBorealis Avatar

    Last night, there was some emotionally disturbed individual standing below my window screaming “You’re all Belgians! All of you!” Now, last time I checked there was not an earthly thing wrong with being Belgian, but in the interest of accuracy I was giving serious consideration to correcting him.

    That double-dorje cutting looks fantastic. I hope we’ll get to see what it looks like when it heals.

  11. RoryBorealis Avatar

    Last night, there was some emotionally disturbed individual standing below my window screaming “You’re all Belgians! All of you!” Now, last time I checked there was not an earthly thing wrong with being Belgian, but in the interest of accuracy I was giving serious consideration to correcting him.

    That double-dorje cutting looks fantastic. I hope we’ll get to see what it looks like when it heals.

  12. RoryBorealis Avatar

    Last night, there was some emotionally disturbed individual standing below my window screaming “You’re all Belgians! All of you!” Now, last time I checked there was not an earthly thing wrong with being Belgian, but in the interest of accuracy I was giving serious consideration to correcting him.

    That double-dorje cutting looks fantastic. I hope we’ll get to see what it looks like when it heals.

  13. kelly Avatar
    kelly

    this is incredibly gorgeous.. i’ve always thought about getting black work in the future and scarring over it.. this just makes me want to go through with it even more

  14. kelly Avatar
    kelly

    this is incredibly gorgeous.. i’ve always thought about getting black work in the future and scarring over it.. this just makes me want to go through with it even more

  15. kelly Avatar
    kelly

    this is incredibly gorgeous.. i’ve always thought about getting black work in the future and scarring over it.. this just makes me want to go through with it even more

  16. kelly Avatar
    kelly

    this is incredibly gorgeous.. i’ve always thought about getting black work in the future and scarring over it.. this just makes me want to go through with it even more

  17. DirtyRobot Avatar
    DirtyRobot

    thats a beautiful cutting,very cool placement looks awesome!

  18. DirtyRobot Avatar
    DirtyRobot

    thats a beautiful cutting,very cool placement looks awesome!

  19. DirtyRobot Avatar
    DirtyRobot

    thats a beautiful cutting,very cool placement looks awesome!

  20. DirtyRobot Avatar
    DirtyRobot

    thats a beautiful cutting,very cool placement looks awesome!

  21. areku Avatar
    areku

    I love the blackwork over his abs. (Or beer belly, as the case may be.) The vajra is a good addition to them.

  22. areku Avatar
    areku

    I love the blackwork over his abs. (Or beer belly, as the case may be.) The vajra is a good addition to them.

  23. areku Avatar
    areku

    I love the blackwork over his abs. (Or beer belly, as the case may be.) The vajra is a good addition to them.

  24. areku Avatar
    areku

    I love the blackwork over his abs. (Or beer belly, as the case may be.) The vajra is a good addition to them.

  25. Florian Avatar

    This looks awesome and matches perfectly with his blackwork.

  26. Florian Avatar

    This looks awesome and matches perfectly with his blackwork.

  27. Florian Avatar

    This looks awesome and matches perfectly with his blackwork.

  28. Florian Avatar

    This looks awesome and matches perfectly with his blackwork.

  29. Ru Avatar

    The cutting over blackwork is gorgeous and like #2 said, at first the stencil wasn’t appealing, but the “finished” product is absolutely gorgeous. In particular the depth it gives with the blackwork and the placement is lovely. Jealous.

  30. Ru Avatar

    The cutting over blackwork is gorgeous and like #2 said, at first the stencil wasn’t appealing, but the “finished” product is absolutely gorgeous. In particular the depth it gives with the blackwork and the placement is lovely. Jealous.

  31. Ru Avatar

    The cutting over blackwork is gorgeous and like #2 said, at first the stencil wasn’t appealing, but the “finished” product is absolutely gorgeous. In particular the depth it gives with the blackwork and the placement is lovely. Jealous.

  32. Ru Avatar

    The cutting over blackwork is gorgeous and like #2 said, at first the stencil wasn’t appealing, but the “finished” product is absolutely gorgeous. In particular the depth it gives with the blackwork and the placement is lovely. Jealous.

  33. trip Avatar
    trip

    wish him bst of luck in healing and i would love to see the healed piece after

  34. trip Avatar
    trip

    wish him bst of luck in healing and i would love to see the healed piece after

  35. trip Avatar
    trip

    wish him bst of luck in healing and i would love to see the healed piece after

  36. trip Avatar
    trip

    wish him bst of luck in healing and i would love to see the healed piece after

  37. t Avatar

    Belgians are awesome!

  38. t Avatar

    Belgians are awesome!

  39. t Avatar

    Belgians are awesome!

  40. t Avatar

    Belgians are awesome!

  41. Fran Avatar

    That’s so true 🙂 Nice job Indy!

  42. Fran Avatar

    That’s so true 🙂 Nice job Indy!

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