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

  • No one was harmed in the making of this post

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    Rob

    You’ve got to hand it to the #Leeds Suspension Team.  Not only do they come up with remarkable photos for their suspensions, but also for projects that don’t involve suspension at all.

    Now, before you continue on with the post, be aware that these photos do contain some violent and possibly triggering content.  Also there are boobs.

    Now these two photos are part of a series of photos put together by Boris Ligovsky, all of which tell a story.

    To get the full story, be sure to check out the ritual and play piercing gallery.  The team members often check the comments sections, so if you have an questions I’m sure Arseniy or someone else would be happy to answer them.

  • I feel a great disturbance in the force

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    Rob

    It could possibly have something to do with this incredible scarification portrait of Princess Leia done by Chris Saint from Artifact Tattoo in Santa Clarita, CA.

    I don’t recognize this particular portrait so it’s either an original take on Leia, or from some other media (comics, etc).  In any case, it’s pretty clear who it is, and she is not happy.

  • Gratuitous knee suspension

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    Rob

    What better way to counter-balance this morning’s BMEBoy post, than with a gratuitous BMEGirl post.  msnaughtya here also happens to be hanging from her knees, so that’s always a good thing.

    There are lot more photos in the knee suspension gallery that are definitely worth checking out.  The suspension was done in Columbus, OH by Mute-One, with photo credit going to Todd Eko

  • Guess What?

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    Rob

    Since the new year the Guess What game has been put on permanent hiatus, which means that when a post does come up, it’s going to be something good.  The great thing about this post is that I don’t have to crop anything.  This is more of a “Guess Where”, as in where did this bit of flesh come from?

    Got any ideas?  Keep reading to see if you’re right…

    For those of you who guessed foreskin, or some other form of genital flesh removal, you’re going to be a little shocked.  You see, that strip of flesh was actually the leftovers from Ronnie’s earlobe reconstruction.

    The reconstruction job was performed by Quentin from Kalima Emporium in Worthing, UK.

  • It’s a good morning

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    Rob

    Rise and shine North American ModBlog readers, the sun is out (probably) and spring is here.  For those of you on the top half of the planet, it’ll be morning eventually, and for those in the Southern Hemisphere, you’ve got fall to look forward to.

    What better day than today to dig up a dashingly handsome BMEBoy.  atmosphericchaos is looking damn fine in this photo he sent into the BMEBoys gallery.

  • Eat your heart out Clive Barker

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    Rob

    I first saw these photos on G333‘s page 2 weeks ago, and I knew right away they needed to be posted on ModBlog.  These are just three of the many photos from this shoot, all of which can be found in the play piercing gallery.  I’m in awe of how incredible these look.  Photo credit belongs to Gene Laakso from NJB Photography.

  • Back to Brisbane

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    Rob

    One of the artists the BME World Tour interviewed, Brendan O’Connor, is back today showing off a magnificent full back piece.

    You see the rest of the piece by reading on.

    Brendan is now working out of Seventh Circle Studio in Brisbane, and you can check out more of his recent works, including close-ups of this piece in the oriental style tattoo gallery.

  • Bring It!

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    Rob

    You know it was bound to happen soon enough.  In fact I’ve seen several Charlie Sheen tattoos over the past week, but when I saw this one sent in by Alie K (IAM: alouicious) I knew we had a winner. Over the weekend she’s been featured on  Fox News, Gawker, countless blogs and websites, and even had her image stolen by the Weekly World News without giving her any credit.

    Alie tells me there’s still a little bit of work left to be done in the face, and background, but for the most part it’s finished.  The owner of this piece?  One of her co-workers at Adrenaline Tattoo in Toronto.  You can check out more of Alie’s non Charlie Sheen work in her BME Portfolio Gallery.  Keep an eye on her gallery, as she tells me she’s got some great photos of a piece of hers that recently won 1st place for most realistic at the Sydney Tattoo Convention.

  • Behind the hooks

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    Rob

    Over the past year we’ve seen a lot of submissions sent in by the #Leeds Suspension Team out of St. Petersburg, Russia.  Well, one of the members of the team, who is normally off camera, hopped in front of it and sent in a recent photo of himself.  Now Arseniy is no stranger to being featured on his own.  Myself, Jen, Rachel, and Jordan have all posted photos, and it’s easy to see why.  The guy is just so photogenic, and is very deserving of the title of BMEBoy.

    Oh, those implants in his arm?  He put them in himself with a little assistance from Vlad SINtezz from Total Ink BodyModifications.

  • Waking the Winds

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    Rob

    Let’s kick this week off on a fun note with this tattoo of Link from the gamecube Zelda game, The Wind Waker.

    This game has the distinction of being one of the few Zelda games I never finished as the thought of spending hours digging up maps from the bottom of the ocean to give to a really annoying character in a green suit drove me batty.