I went to great lengths to get this video from my computer to modblog. Hours of uploading from the wilderness of Germany. You’ve seen the photos, now enjoy the video!
Lassi and Jussi – BMXnet Conference 2008 – Vluyn, Germany – www.mundusabsurdus.com – www.paradise.fi
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Clickthrough for a finished shot of this fresh out of a nut fetus tattoo on Ryan.
By Heather McLean Strange World Tattoo in Calgary, Alberta.
I’ve finally been able to upload some sweet photos from the BMXnet convention this past weekend. In addition to incredibly educational classes and a great mix of talented body modification artists, BMXnet also provided four performance artists. My favorite of the bunch included Modblog favorites, Lassi and Jussi of Saviours performing a custom act which included an attempt at a single point guiche suspension. This is how they cleaned up before hand!
Photos by Allen Falkner.
All the cruel kids are doing it!
Photo by Miss Jaimee.
Gracie and her friend Alice putting their trust in each other (and the hooks, and Reverend Decay who threw them) during a pull in Frederick, Maryland.
See more in “Pulling and Trucking“ (Ritual)
IAM: freakgarcia during one of his recent performances in São Paulo, Brazil.
See more in “Ritual Events“ (Suspension Teams and Bonus Galleries)
Clockwise from top left we have..
David Hasselhoff by Matt Gardiner of Tattoo U ’2′, Cardiff, Wales.
Pee-Wee Herman by Christina Sparrow, Sacred Heart Studio, Houston, TX.
Continuing in a clockwise motion we find a wonderful portrait of George Romero by Bobby and last but not least another Pee-Wee Herman Tattoo, this time the work of Tom Oulette, Kustom Kulture Tattoos, Michigan.
See more in “Portrait Tattoos“ (Tattoos)
Hoooorah! Alice and Benoit finally get hitched amidst the carnage of Trash City, Glastonbury Festival 2008.
See BMEzine interview and Constant Elevation.
“My son was born today (22nd of June) at 4:35 p.m. He is 7lbs 8oz of good old fashion baby! I am so stoked to be a daddy and I’m pretty sure my kid is the cutest thing that ever walked or will walk, soon enough! His name is Tieran and it was kind of a hell of a ride getting him out, scary shit! I can’t wait for him to come home so I can give him all the lovin’ in the world!“
This video was shot by my friend Bastian (on a cheap $99 camera) during the Oslo Suscon and and I hope it gives you an idea of how beautiful the atmosphere is during a suspension. Bastian also sent me the following to go with the footage..
“The chap suspending is Morten, he’s Norwegian and was part of the crew at the Oslo event. He’s been featured on ModBlog before although he wasn’t named (he’s the guy on the right), anyway he was contemplating a two point chest suspension but changed his mind at the last moment and decided he’d like to do a two point resurrection instead! He went up on Håvve’s back (unfortunately I didn’t capture that on video – it was amazing, as if it were nothing. He just leaned on Håvve’s back and was lifted from there in no time at all!“
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“This was so incredible to watch that I thought “Hey, let’s try this too” and decided to cut down to two hooks at the end of my own suspension. Alas, I didn’t manage to let go of the rope because it was just too intense and painful for me.“
You can read more about the 2008 Oslo Suscon here – Day One | Day Two | Day Three.