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The #Leeds Airlines team from St. Petersburg, Russia is best known for their theatrics. Almost all of their suspensions are part of a photoshoot or performance piece, and this one is no different. This crucifix suspension was part of a performance with Prelyudia Evi, which I’m guessing is the name of the band that you can see in some of the photos.
There’s more to see, so keep on reading.
You can see the rest of the photos in their full size in the #Leeds Airlines gallery.
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We get photos of performance art pieces all the time. Sometimes it’s suspension related, and other times it involves piercings. This one in particular is like nothing I’ve seen before, and it involves a lot of piercings.
There’s more to show you, but the rest don’t have any strategically placed arms, so you’ll have to keep reading to see them.
As you can see in the last photo, the piercings are covering her entire body. In all honesty, these three photos don’t do enough justice to this piece. I urge you to check out the body surface piercing gallery to see the rest of the photos. According to the information provided, Dimitri from MTL Tattoo did all the piercings. No information was given for the models.
Keep an eye out later today for another performance piece put together by Dimitri.
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It what appears to be a part of a suspension performance, the Abyss Crew from Russia creates a fantastic looking crucifixion suspension. The first photo in particular is striking as you can almost see the cross that he’s nailed to. The second photo, while not possessing the religious weight of the first, does show a better view of the placement of the hooks.
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Leave it to the Mercury Suspension Team to put together a 4 person devil’s tightrope pull for a fundraiser. IAM:Benolyn sent in the photos from the event, but she didn’t include the names of anyone involved in the pull, although I do see Bradde on the far left of the first photo.
Update from Benolyn: The people pulling are Bradde Hamman, Josh Anderson, Travis Boersma, and Cory Boersma. Flec is our slackrope extraordinaire, and our anchor people are Matt Borsa, Pat Kuhn, John Osborne, and Andrew “Big Poppa” Mitchell.
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As I mentioned earlier this week you’re going to be getting a look at some of the stuff Samppa Von Cyborg has been doing while on the road in the US. Today’s post is about a recent performance Samppa and Aneta did as part of their recent NYC tour stop. The centerpiece of the show was a blood painting that Samppa did of himself, Steve Haworth, and Lukas Zpira, using Aneta’s blood. The painting is now up for auction, with all proceeds going towards relief efforts in Japan.
Keep on reading to see some shots from the performance as well as how you can own this painting. Fair warning though, it is pretty bloody.
Oh look! Press release:
On Sunday March 20th, 2011 the Von Cyborgs had their first U.S. debut performance at New York Cities Club Rebel. This avant-guard performance included suspension, needle play, blood, and candle wax. The performance began with Samppa Von Cyborg inserting multiple needles in the forehead and arms of Aneta Von Cyborg and painting the words murder + victim across her chest; as she kneeled on the stage exposing her milky white skin that created a lovely contrast to the vivid red blood. Once the needles were removed the blood was collected to be utilized by Samppa to create a master piece. As Samppa diligently went to work on the canvas in the background; Aneta remained center stage enduring pain and pleasure through use of needles and candle wax. Both performers were absolutely captivating and together created such an incredible energy. As you looked around the audience each person waited in baited breath to see what next stroke Samppa would make with the brush and what each drop of blood used would create. Each second that went by the image slowly revealed itself; though usually Samppa creates the images of notorious serial killers this time the master piece created was a blood portrait of Steve Haworth, Lukas Zpira, and Samppa himself, the C-Y-B.ORG masters whom also performed and gathered for the C-Y-B.ORG Sickness Tour. As Samppa took his last stroke; Aneta was suspended 2ft above the stage suicide style; resembling a trophy victim to be adorn. Samppa then exited the stage; leaving portrait and victim to be exposed and admired by all. Audience members remained hypnotized and amazed by the astonishing performance; which received excellent reviews and had audience members craving another dose of the Von Cyborgs. Their tour began in New York City and will continue across the U.S.; they are available and accepting bookings. In addition the portrait created has been place up for auction with bidding starting at $3000; proceeds earned will be used to help the people of Japan; a place where the Von Cyborgs have performed on numerous occasions, made many lovely friends and hold very near and dear to their hearts. All and all it can be stated that the Von Cyborgs truly are an experience to remember guaranteed to astonish
