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.

Modern Day Warrior

OK, I’ll admit, I’m not very clever when it comes to titles but this facial scarification on  mutant-X-tatique is definitely interesting.  I like the way it flows with the structure of his face.

He also submitted several photos to the Ritual section; be sure to check those out!

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7 responses to “Modern Day Warrior”

  1. Shannon Larratt Avatar
  2. Dominic Burkett Avatar
    Dominic Burkett

    Looks Good cannot wait for it to heal!

    Also on a side note, I am pleased to see more mod blog posts!

  3. Isa Avatar
    Isa

    Beautiful.

  4. not robin Avatar
    not robin

    I agree with you: it does flow with his face. And yeah titles might not be your thing, I almost skipped this based on the title, but, that’s also my issue as I saw the title, saw the picture, and in my mind said, this is not a warrior. But I don’t know this guy, maybe he is. Why does my mind say he not a warrior, well cause in my mind you can’t have piercings and be a warrior(cause in my mind that is equivalent to a ‘fighter’)…=bad news. Though I’m well aware outsiders can perceive piercings as ‘scary’ or ‘frightening’, but in reality in a physical ‘fight’ it’d be a hinderance, unless you never, ever get hit. And even Batman gets hit occasionally. lol.

  5. Jen Avatar

    Not Robin – I don’t know him, it was just a title based on the scar work and the overall feel of the photo however I disagree with your assumption that a person with piercings can’t be a warrior. Being a warrior can mean a lot more than getting into bar brawls. I’m not an anthropology major but I believe there are many tribal warriors who donned piercings as well as tattoos and/or scarifications. Also I can think of a couple of professional wrestlers who wrestle with piercings in and yes it may be scripted matches but they’re still physically engaging with another person. I don’t watch boxing or MMA so I don’t know if any of them have piercings.

    As far as titles go, half the time I’m ripping song lyrics. Truly, titles are NOT my thing.

  6. not robin Avatar
    not robin

    @Jen yeah ok a person with piercings can be a warrior. It does seems it could be a hinderance. I don’t watch wrestling, so I’ll take your word for it, and it doesn’t surprise me. I think it would hurt a lot more to be hit in the face if you have a piercing. I do watch mma, but haven’t seen many fighters with piercings, one or two that I can think of but they took them out for fights, surely that was a rule though, idk if many would keep them in if allowed.? doesn’t matter, I get your point. Sorry to pick on your title, but you kinda set yourself up for that one right? lol. I rip off songs half the time too; it seems they are better at expressing myself than I am. lol. 🙂

  7. Jen Avatar

    Truly titles are the hardest part for me. 🙂

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