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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.

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Ear Reshaping Fun

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Shannon Larratt

Ok, one last bit of ear-chomp-chomp. Italian bodmod enthusiast Paolo Cambiaghi decided he wanted a new ear profile, and went to Bruno BMA (brunobma.com) to have it reshaped — you can see it nicely healed in these images. I always find these types of ear reshaping fascinating — The Enigma has a similar piece that I’ve featured on ModBlog, as does my friend James Keen, and this client of Muffe’s. The way the majority of the lip of the helix has been removed on Paolo’s gives it a very unique and unusual appearance.

paolo-ear

I should mention that this picture first came to my attention because Morgan Dubois, who recently experienced his tattoo being copied by a Polish fan and was worried it might be happening again. Morgan got his tattoo in 2009 by Igor of Tattoo Station in Lyon, France, inspired (for very personal reasons, which is why it bothered him when it was copied exactly) by the music of Autechre — check out the video of Dropp to understand it a bit better. Paolo’s tattoo on the other hand is a case of completely different motivations and interests bringing one to a similar end design, and was done by Spider Tattoo in Italy. He tells me it is inspired by the art of Wassily Kandinsky, specifically the work he did in the later portion of his career after teaching at The Bauhaus.

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6 responses to “Ear Reshaping Fun”

  1. Ace K Avatar
    Ace K

    This seems to be one of the first swastika tattoo coverups I’ve seen. Maybe we could hear about that?

  2. Ace K Avatar
    Ace K

    This seems to be one of the first swastika tattoo coverups I’ve seen. Maybe we could hear about that?

  3. Ace K Avatar
    Ace K

    This seems to be one of the first swastika tattoo coverups I’ve seen. Maybe we could hear about that?

  4. xRonix Avatar
    xRonix

    love the look!

  5. xRonix Avatar
    xRonix

    love the look!

  6. xRonix Avatar
    xRonix

    love the look!

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