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.

I have seen lots of things…

…and I have done lots of things that would make a normal person curl up in the fetal position and require years of institutionalizing.

So in the rare moments when I come across something that makes me cringe a bit, I feel obliged to share it with you guys.

Some of Alicja‘s  performance acts she does with The Psycho Cyborgs definitely makes me wince a bit. I don’t know what it is about the “fingering of an open wound” but for some reason that does it for me every time.

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For more pictures of her performances, her work and a music video with her and the Psycho Cyborgs, keep on keeping on.

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When Alicja is not performing with the Psycho Cyborgs she can be found piercing at Self Sacrifice Tattoo in London,  which just moved to a new location making it the largest shop in all of London! It seems like just yesterday I was posting a uvula piercing and  commenting on the technical difficulties of it, and when perusing Ala’s portfolio noticed this (much trickier) front to back uvula piercing.

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Comments

333 responses to “I have seen lots of things…”

  1. chokehold Avatar

    I’m sure it feels really painful, astrid. 😉
    sorry. had to!

  2. chokehold Avatar

    I’m sure it feels really painful, astrid. 😉
    sorry. had to!

  3. chokehold Avatar

    I’m sure it feels really painful, astrid. 😉
    sorry. had to!

  4. VOMIT Avatar

    well obviously, but I mean besides the pain. I just think it would be an interesting experience to have your fingers inside a person like that or have them inside you.

  5. VOMIT Avatar

    well obviously, but I mean besides the pain. I just think it would be an interesting experience to have your fingers inside a person like that or have them inside you.

  6. VOMIT Avatar

    well obviously, but I mean besides the pain. I just think it would be an interesting experience to have your fingers inside a person like that or have them inside you.

  7. Martin Avatar
    Martin

    Holy shit! O_O
    Now thats extreme.
    And i Love it <3
    I have to show this too my girlfriend~
    She would absolutely love it.
    I totally agree with Cj.
    Art should be grotesque.
    Grotesque doesn’t even begin to describe the beauty of this!

  8. Martin Avatar
    Martin

    Holy shit! O_O
    Now thats extreme.
    And i Love it <3
    I have to show this too my girlfriend~
    She would absolutely love it.
    I totally agree with Cj.
    Art should be grotesque.
    Grotesque doesn’t even begin to describe the beauty of this!

  9. Martin Avatar
    Martin

    Holy shit! O_O
    Now thats extreme.
    And i Love it <3
    I have to show this too my girlfriend~
    She would absolutely love it.
    I totally agree with Cj.
    Art should be grotesque.
    Grotesque doesn’t even begin to describe the beauty of this!

  10. Emilia Avatar
    Emilia

    Shit, fuck, hell…. That hurt…

  11. Emilia Avatar
    Emilia

    Shit, fuck, hell…. That hurt…

  12. Emilia Avatar
    Emilia

    Shit, fuck, hell…. That hurt…

  13. anji Avatar

    I just fell a little bit in love.

  14. anji Avatar

    I just fell a little bit in love.

  15. anji Avatar

    I just fell a little bit in love.

  16. ImpaledByLife Avatar
    ImpaledByLife

    Okay, there are some things that border on the fine line of art and insanity. This is a days journey into the insane. Art doesn’t have to be grotesque but that’s not saying that something that is grotesque isn’t art. I think that we should learn the difference between the three. Just because you want/need/choose to do something ‘grotesque’ does NOT make it art I could kill a hundred people because I consider it ‘art.’ Doesn’t mean that it is, now does it?

    If you choose to say that those are two different sides of two different coins then torture in general could be looked at as art. Native Americans used to tell their torturer’s more horrifying and painful ways to torture them as a symbolism of their manhood. STILL does not make it art.

  17. ImpaledByLife Avatar
    ImpaledByLife

    Okay, there are some things that border on the fine line of art and insanity. This is a days journey into the insane. Art doesn’t have to be grotesque but that’s not saying that something that is grotesque isn’t art. I think that we should learn the difference between the three. Just because you want/need/choose to do something ‘grotesque’ does NOT make it art I could kill a hundred people because I consider it ‘art.’ Doesn’t mean that it is, now does it?

    If you choose to say that those are two different sides of two different coins then torture in general could be looked at as art. Native Americans used to tell their torturer’s more horrifying and painful ways to torture them as a symbolism of their manhood. STILL does not make it art.

  18. ImpaledByLife Avatar
    ImpaledByLife

    Okay, there are some things that border on the fine line of art and insanity. This is a days journey into the insane. Art doesn’t have to be grotesque but that’s not saying that something that is grotesque isn’t art. I think that we should learn the difference between the three. Just because you want/need/choose to do something ‘grotesque’ does NOT make it art I could kill a hundred people because I consider it ‘art.’ Doesn’t mean that it is, now does it?

    If you choose to say that those are two different sides of two different coins then torture in general could be looked at as art. Native Americans used to tell their torturer’s more horrifying and painful ways to torture them as a symbolism of their manhood. STILL does not make it art.

  19. clockorange Avatar

    Alicja is awesome! And HOT!

  20. clockorange Avatar

    Alicja is awesome! And HOT!

  21. clockorange Avatar

    Alicja is awesome! And HOT!

  22. Noemi Avatar

    Cool, but I wonder how many times you can do a show like this before the scarring just makes it impossible. She better be charging alot.

  23. Noemi Avatar

    Cool, but I wonder how many times you can do a show like this before the scarring just makes it impossible. She better be charging alot.

  24. Noemi Avatar

    Cool, but I wonder how many times you can do a show like this before the scarring just makes it impossible. She better be charging alot.

  25. Boner Avatar
    Boner

    I’m with Ata on this one. What does She gain from the experience? o_0

  26. Boner Avatar
    Boner

    I’m with Ata on this one. What does She gain from the experience? o_0

  27. Boner Avatar
    Boner

    I’m with Ata on this one. What does She gain from the experience? o_0

  28. goldust Avatar

    I saw Psycho Cyborgs performance live in Moscow (Russia). It was great and truly hardcore, especially after funny Circus Mundus Absurdus or Pain Solutions…

  29. goldust Avatar

    I saw Psycho Cyborgs performance live in Moscow (Russia). It was great and truly hardcore, especially after funny Circus Mundus Absurdus or Pain Solutions…

  30. goldust Avatar

    I saw Psycho Cyborgs performance live in Moscow (Russia). It was great and truly hardcore, especially after funny Circus Mundus Absurdus or Pain Solutions…

  31. josh luke murray Avatar

    you can actually catch this show this coming friday the 29th in london – http://sexanddrugsandcounciltax.blogspot.com/

  32. josh luke murray Avatar

    you can actually catch this show this coming friday the 29th in london – http://sexanddrugsandcounciltax.blogspot.com/

  33. josh luke murray Avatar

    you can actually catch this show this coming friday the 29th in london – http://sexanddrugsandcounciltax.blogspot.com/

  34. Stormchaser Avatar

    respect…. and yes… feel cringe….

  35. Stormchaser Avatar

    respect…. and yes… feel cringe….

  36. Stormchaser Avatar

    respect…. and yes… feel cringe….

  37. deadboy Avatar
    deadboy

    I love everything this lady does from lip sewing to boob skewering and everything else
    simply amazing!

  38. deadboy Avatar
    deadboy

    I love everything this lady does from lip sewing to boob skewering and everything else
    simply amazing!

  39. deadboy Avatar
    deadboy

    I love everything this lady does from lip sewing to boob skewering and everything else
    simply amazing!

  40. lucifersam Avatar
    lucifersam

    Flesh wounds are softcore and pointless. Lets see some hardcore vital organ play.

  41. lucifersam Avatar
    lucifersam

    Flesh wounds are softcore and pointless. Lets see some hardcore vital organ play.

  42. lucifersam Avatar
    lucifersam

    Flesh wounds are softcore and pointless. Lets see some hardcore vital organ play.

  43. electrofan Avatar
    electrofan

    Ala, I love you:)

  44. electrofan Avatar
    electrofan

    Ala, I love you:)

  45. electrofan Avatar
    electrofan

    Ala, I love you:)

  46. MissCherry Avatar
    MissCherry

    I wonder if she has to take a lot of antibiotics after doing things like that. it looks like both of those wounds(skewer through boobs and huge gashes in the abdomen) could get really infected easily.

  47. MissCherry Avatar
    MissCherry

    I wonder if she has to take a lot of antibiotics after doing things like that. it looks like both of those wounds(skewer through boobs and huge gashes in the abdomen) could get really infected easily.

  48. MissCherry Avatar
    MissCherry

    I wonder if she has to take a lot of antibiotics after doing things like that. it looks like both of those wounds(skewer through boobs and huge gashes in the abdomen) could get really infected easily.

  49. FuckingClassy Avatar

    Wow. Ouch. OWWWW.
    Jeezus. AHHH!
    Polish people are crazy!
    In the good way, I did marry one.

  50. FuckingClassy Avatar

    Wow. Ouch. OWWWW.
    Jeezus. AHHH!
    Polish people are crazy!
    In the good way, I did marry one.

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