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

  • Rain on your wedding day

    Written by

    Rob

    Well it’s not ironic, but this is a nice photo of a couple of newlyweds celebrating their wedding day in the rain.

    All I know is the girl goes by the name of peanog, and the lucky guy is the man of her dreams.  I found these two in the stretched lobes gallery.

  • The Friday Follow-up

    Written by

    Rob

    This week’s Follow-up is one of the most recognizable band logos in the modified world.  I think I’ve seen more Misfits related tattoos than any other band.  Anders did this Misfits inspired cutting about a month ago over top of some heavy blackwork.

    To see how it’s coming along, keep on reading.

    The glare of the flash is a little distracting, but you can see just how well the scar held together.  You can get a better look at this and more of Anders’ scars in his BME portfolio gallery.

  • The Platypus speaks

    Written by

    Sean Philips

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    Jenya is no stranger to Modblog. In fact long term readers have watched him evolve into the modern modded man he is today. Fortunately, he was nice enough to chat with me on Skype a while back to answer some questions about him and his mods. His native tongue is Russian, so I had to clean up the grammar on his answers a bit to make it easily understandable, but I did my best not to change the context whatsoever.

    For the interview and a few pictures documenting his evolution, keep on keeping on.

    Sean Philips: So why don’t you give me some basic info to start; age, sexual preference, location and career.

    Jenya: My name is Jenya. I am russian, 23 year old on the 28 january will be 24 years old. I am heterosexual. I was born in and live in Perm city, but I to want live in St. Petersburg and  in the spring I’m going to leave this city (Perm). I make teflon body jewelry (in white, black and blue colors).
    Sean Philips: Wow, only 23, you have quite the collections of body mods for such a young guy. How did you get started on that path?
    Jenya: I was 18 when I pierced my lobes for their further stretching.

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    Sean Philips: So right off the bat you knew you wanted stretched lobes, what lead to that decision?

    Jenya: In the past I have seen many pictures on BMEzine. I was delighted by such body modification and I really wanted to do the same. I wanted something  that I could see in real life when I looked  in the mirror and something I could experience for myself.
    Sean Philips: Very cool. So what inspired you to start stretching your lip piercing for the lip plate?
    Jenya: I saw it on BMEzine as well. I saw it on a few IAM members; Raur,  pharmacist and some other people as well. I really wanted to try it. I like how it looks, but when I increased the size of the hole in my lip, then I wanted more and more. My motivation came primarily from MobyK. He helped me to understand that the more – the better. When I saw pictures of different tribes people with large lip plates I would wonder as to how much is practical? How do they eat, communicate, and  live with such large lips?  I wanted to find the answer to these questions within myself. Many of these questions I have since found answers to through the stages of my lip getting bigger. Now I’m wondering how it will be to have a  50mm or 100mm medusa and if I can live with a 200 x 100 mm lip plate.

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    Jenya: Sorry for my english 🙂

    Sean Philips: No problem it’s far better than my Russian.

    Jenya: (hehe)
    Sean Philips: So how is it living with the lip plate in your daily life?
    Jenya: This is very interesting. Before I asked the same question, but now I can honestly  say I love eating with my big lips. This modification did not cause any inconvenience to my regular activities. I still eat, drink, sleep, talk. I also really love this big smile. When I smile looking in the mirror, it improves mood, I get a positive on the whole day! I have only positive thoughts. thereby I attract only good things in my way.
    Sean Philips: That’s an awesome outlook, I like that a lot.  So you love your mods, but how does the general public deal with your mods, I am sure you get a lot of attention? Also, what about your family, do they support your choices?
    Jenya: Yes, I get A LOT of attention. The reactions are  always different. When I am walking down the street with an open face, I notice some people’s  reaction. I often can hear the enthusiasm or hatred directed at me. I can see through to almost everyone. From how they treat me I can assume how they were brought up. I do love it when people like how I look. I give them my smile and they return a smile for me. I think it’s great. When I encounter  people who scream negative things at me, I do not pay attention to it, I move on. I think they are just uneducated people. To me they are very sad. My family is very fond of me, despite my appearance. My mom does not like how I look, but she does not tell me this, so I think all is well!
    Sean Philips:That’s great. We can’t expect everyone to love our decisions but so long as they can love us in spite of them, it’s a good thing. So what’s next? Any major mod plans lie ahead for you?
    Jenya: I really want to stretch my lips bigger.  I don’t know how practical it will be, but I love the look of them at the size of 200 by 100mm. I also love big septums. I really want to have a really big septum, but it is very difficult for me, because sometimes I have problems with keloids.
    Sean Philips: 200×100mm, that is certainly ambitious as far as lip stretching goes, I hope it goes well for you. So the human platypus thing, could you explain that?

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    Jenya: The platypus has a large bill which is very similar in appearance to the large stretched lips for human. Also, I really like the sound of the word “platypus” in English.

    Sean Philips: Is this a theme you plan to carryon further, like how the Lizardman  transforms himself more and more to continue the lizard theme, or is this more of a nickname?
    Jenya: It’s more of a nickname, I think the name “platypus” may be suitable for all people with big lips.
    Sean Philips: Fair enough. So to anyone planning who may plan on taking their mods to the same extreme as you, do you have any words of wisdom to share?
    Jenya: For these people? Yes. Never be in a hurry for a stretch. If you want big lips – you’ll have it, but after some time. The slower you go the bigger you can get…………..and good luck!

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    So what do you guys think, could these two be brothers or what?

  • Kipod Tattoo pt.4

    Written by

    Rob

    Today we’re going to be taking a look at the works of Michael Kozlenko, one of the many talented artists from Kipod Tattoo and Piercing in Tel Aviv.  We’ve featured works from Michael before, as well as other artists from Kipod.  Over the course of today you’ll be able to see a small preview of some of the many works that can be found in the Kipod Tattoo Portfolio.

    In the final post of today’s artist profile, we’ll take a look at one of Michael’s non-portrait works.

    Like the rest of today’s images, Michael sent in multiple pictures, highlighting each element of the tattoo.  By heading over to the Kipod gallery, you can see all of the smaller details in this piece.

  • Kipod Tattoo pt.3

    Written by

    Rob

    Today we’re going to be taking a look at the works of Michael Kozlenko, one of the many talented artists from Kipod Tattoo and Piercing in Tel Aviv.  We’ve featured works from Michael before, as well as other artists from Kipod.  Over the course of today you’ll be able to see a small preview of some of the many works that can be found in the Kipod Tattoo Portfolio.

    In this, the third of four posts, were going back to a portrait tattoo.  While the subject of the last portrait was somewhat traditional, this one is a bit more modern.

    Looking up at the top right corner of the photo you can make out what appears to be a revolver sticking into the girl’s head.  This could mean this piece is just the start of a much larger one.

  • Kipod Tattoo pt.2

    Written by

    Rob

    Today we’re going to be taking a look at the works of Michael Kozlenko, one of the many talented artists from Kipod Tattoo and Piercing in Tel Aviv.  We’ve featured works from Michael before, as well as other artists from Kipod.  Over the course of today you’ll be able to see a small preview of some of the many works that can be found in the Kipod Tattoo Portfolio.

    The next tattoo(s) we’re going to take a look at are a pair of matching thigh pieces that depict the famous scene from Le Voyage dans la lune, the 1908 sci-fi film directed by Georges Méliès.

    Even if you’ve never seen the film, the image of the rocket in the eye of the moon is such an iconic shot that many people recognize it without knowledge of the film.  You’ll notice that even though the images are similar, Michael made each tattoo unique for the individual owner.

  • Kipod Tattoo pt.1

    Written by

    Rob

    Today we’re going to be taking a look at the works of Michael Kozlenko, one of the many talented artists from Kipod Tattoo and Piercing in Tel Aviv.  We’ve featured works from Michael before, as well as other artists from Kipod.  Over the course of today you’ll be able to see a small preview of some of the many works that can be found in the Kipod Tattoo Portfolio.  You’ll also see why Jen and I both race to post these photos first.  I can’t count the number of times she’s told me her intention to fly to Israel just to be tattooed there.

    To kick things off, we’ll start with a color portrait.

    The soft purple shading on the face really brings out her features, and makes this appear to be a watercolor painting as opposed to a tattoo.

  • Oh Hell Yeah

    Written by

    Rob

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    This badass skull was sent in by one of the newest IAM members, Glam Zombie.

    He tattooed this piece on fellow artist Jason Angst.  You can see the skull in all it’s full-sized glory in the skull tattoo gallery.

  • Efix Down Under

    Written by

    Rob

    That tiny frenchman we all love is currently slicing and dicing his way across Australia.  While on the road sticking things into, and cutting things off of people, he’s taking pictures and sending them our way.  In his most recent cutting, Efix took some scars that were already present and crafted this incredible Quan Yin.

    Keep an eye on Efix’s BME portfolio gallery for the latest updates from his adventures in Oz.

  • Arms and the man

    Written by

    Rob

    Taking a quick look below, you can see the arms.  Vincent Hocquet is the man.  The man has a BME portfolio gallery that is filled with incredible geometric tattoos.

    The fact that it’s all dotwork was enough to fry my brain.  I can barely draw a straight line.  Imagine creating these intricate figures using dots!