BME: Body Modification Ezine

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.

Tattoo, Piercing, and Body Modification News, Events, and Culture

  • Giant Weeping Angel Wings

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    Shannon Larratt

    This fallen angel tattoo (a portrait of the client as well) by Stacy A.J. Knight at Dragon FX Kingsway Garden Mall in Edmonton, Alberta is really quite wonderful, and moves really nicely as well with the client’s arms.

  • Talk about guerilla suspension!

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    Shannon Larratt

    Thanks to Diddy for this illegal street suspension. Props to him and Delta 9 for this brave stunt in Bournemouth, UK.

  • Pickles

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    Shannon Larratt

    Thanks again to Diddy for this photo of the flying Ginger with White Flame in Winton, Bournemouth. I don’t think they carry bottled and pickled young girls at my supermarket, so if anyone in Toronto knows where to find them, let me know. Well… maybe not.

  • Sepia Vittar

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    Shannon Larratt

    This is a great photo. Click on the picture to see Vittar. I especially love the painting! You can check out his campy website at vittarextreme.co.uk.

  • Flippers for hands

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    Shannon Larratt

    You know what’s funny? When you discover a new fetish — I kept staring at this in awe because I thought miss calamity slayed (from Singapore) had flippers (like the Penguin or something) for hands.

  • Five needle corsets

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    Shannon Larratt

    c/o Fuzzybeast

  • “BLAH BLAH” knuckles

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    Shannon Larratt

    I like Tayda‘s knuckles!

  • Different countries, different cultures, different rules?

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    Shannon Larratt

    c/o SuiciDeaDoll, these piercings are on a six year old, by Sylvahnna in Bikini Tattoo in Fuenlabrada (Madrid, Spain). If you had a child, what age would you permit them to get a piercing at if they seriously wanted it? At what age can they make the decision?

  • Eraserhead Tattoo

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    Shannon Larratt

    This is awesome! This Eraserhead portrait tattoo is by Dean Baumgartner at Blue Horseshoe Tattoo in Hampton, VA.

  • Florida takes first steps to ban suspension

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    Shannon Larratt

    So I just saw on Allen‘s page that the APP so wowed the Florida Department of Health with their presentation that the conclusion of the meeting included the following ruling:

    Sooooo…. If suspension is medicine in Florida (rather than art or religion, which are protected), does that mean it’s covered by your medical insurance if your therapist says a suspension might do you some good? And does that mean that when you go to medical school you get training in doing suspensions? Not fucking likely. Just another example of calling something medicine when it’s not in order to come up with an excuse for suppressing a subculture that doesn’t seem quite so bigotted to the plainskins.

    I think if I was going to legally mandate anything regarding suspension, it would be the presence of someone who’s experienced as a rock climber and is a solid rigger and an experienced body piercer, not someone know-it-all-know-nothing-relevant who went to medical school and understands effectively nothing about the issues (let alone motivations) involved with suspension.