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

  • Random Acts of Suspension

    Written by

    Rob

    As the first person to ever successfully complete a facial suspension, Supa is always looking for a challenge when it comes to suspension.  At a recent Kaptive8 Suspension Krew event, Supa left it up to chance when it came time to suspend.  The number of hooks, hook placement, and orientation were all randomly drawn from a hat.  In the end it was 7 hooks, spread across his left knee, left thigh, right calf, right upper back, top of the ass crack, right butt cheek, and throat.  Positioning was set as his left side facing up.  So what does a random suspension look like?  This.

  • Sinners in the sun

    Written by

    Rob

    When you think of Moscow’s Sinner Team, the first thing to come to mind is probably the free fall suspensions.  If not that then any number of the other incredible suspensions they’ve put together at their space in the city, or out in the cold Russian air.  The last thing you’re going to think of is hanging by a tree over the ocean on an island off the coast of Thailand.

    Now this is The Sinner Team, so you know Stanislav had his camera rolling for all of the suspensions.  So here’s the video they took of their time in Thailand.

  • Little big tattoo

    Written by

    Rob

    I’m kind of surprised I haven’t seen more tattoos for Little Big Planet.  Given how much you can customize your ball of yarn, it’s a canvas just waiting to be explored.  This one was done by Mark Bailey from Golden Dragon Tattoo Studio in Chester, England.

  • Chariot of Fire

    Written by

    Rob

    This is nothing short of epic in both scope and execution.  Wang from Tattoo Temple has really outdone himself with this Helios brushwork piece.

  • The Friday Follow-up

    Written by

    Rob

    This week’s follow-up is of a branding that we saw back in February.

    Normally when it comes to scarification 2 months in is still pretty fresh in terms of overall healing, however when the brand is over heavy blackwork, the end result is easily visible.

    If you haven’t guessed by now, this was done by none other than Brian Decker.

  • Take two and call me in the morning

    Written by

    Rob

    And to wrap up today’s parade of BMEGirls, is another two that Chris M Day had the pleasure of photographing.

  • It’s a Trifecta

    Written by

    Rob

    Even more BMEGirls from photographer Chris M Day.

  • It’s going to be one of those days

    Written by

    Rob

    Because I haven’t done one in a while, today’s going to be an all BMEGirl day.  You can all thank Chris M Day for adding a whole bunch of new photos to the BMEGirls Gallery.

  • Learning to Fly

    Written by

    Rob

    For those of you unfamiliar with Wings of Desire, they’re one of the world’s finest suspension teams and hosts to The Oslo SusCon.  Håvve and the rest of the gang are always at the forefront of modern suspension and now they’re about to do something that hasn’t been accomplished in many years, and that is publish a book on suspension.  Now in order for the book to be published, a minimum number of pre-orders need to be made.  The book, featuring the photography of Helene Fjell, is a chronicle of the past 10 years that Wings of Desire has been together.  Here’s a bit more about the book.

    The book has been a long term project; planned since the very beginning of the Norwegian chapter in suspension history. Helene, our photographer, has been present since Håvve first came out as a Fakir in 1991 and has followed his work for more than two decades. As our official photographer, most of the body suspensions facilitated by Wings of Desire (WoD) can be found in her archives.

    Helene’s photographs show more than the beauty of suspended bodies, they also capture the emotion of the moment. There are also a multitude of stories belonging to the people depicted. To give a slight impression of their various feelings and experiences, we have included selected quotes from people who have been suspended by Wings of Desire.

    The foreword is written by Håvve’s first mentor, Allen Falkner. The history and philosophy behind WoD practice is put into words by the Norwegian suspension pioneer and creator of WoD, Håvve.

    Instead of choosing a publisher, we have decided to publish this book ourselves. We know that we have the experience and ability to make this book a striking visual and emotional testimony—as well as an historical artifact of a decade’s worth of continuous improvement of equipment and technique. What we need is your help to make it happen!

    Wings of Desire have partnered with a Kickstarter-like site for independent authors.  What this means is that all the funds that go directly into the creation of the book, with nothing being tacked on by a publisher.  The down side to this is that in order to be published, they need to sell 500 pre-orders by May 7th.  So if you’re interested in getting a copy of what is sure to be an incredible book, head on over to this site to order your copy.

  • Honour and Pride

    Written by

    Rob

    This is what happens when you let Brian Decker take a scalpel to skin with heavy blackwork.

    Here’s what Brian has to say about the pieces.

    To clarify, these pieces were a bit of an experiment with scarification over tattooing in two sessions. The “MY” on both sides was lined and filled with the ESU. The “PRIDE” and “HONOR” were lined with a scalpel and filled with a hyfrecator. You can see the hyfrecator work will need a touch-up session, and yielded no raised effect. The ESU removed the tattoo fully in one shot and keloided upward.