Here’s a facial scarification video of DTM working on Ken Karnage, both of Amazing Grace Tattoo in Geneva, NY. Getting your face cut, at least for me, is a really strange experience. It feels different (I think) than work on other parts of the body, both physically (for me it was “scratchier” feeling, sharp but coarse, and I could also really feel and hear the blade cutting through hair follicles) and mentally as well it’s different because you know that even if the cutting is “for you”, it’s going to affect, perhaps radically, the way the outside world sees you.

MUSIC: “BROKEN FACE” BY THE PIXIES (LIVE)

By the way, in terms of “what you want to see on ModBlog“, do you want to see videos posted regularly, or do you prefer photo content more? Let me know what you like.

Continuing from the strike branding video posted earlier this month, here’s a couple more great videos from Jonathan Piercing from Tattoo Galery in Venezuela (soon to be working in Spain). On the left is a big belly scalpel cutting project, and on the right is Octavio’s forehead strike branding.

Thanks again to Jonathan for sending all these!

I haven’t posted a video in some time, even though my old friend Jonathan Piercing has very generously sent me a nice pile of them (some of the heavier ones are on BMEvideo)… So I’m going to start posting them so everyone can enjoy them! I’ll start with his XXX stomach strike branding. I enjoyed this video a lot because it really captures the fun and emotion and endorphin response of this artform. [Especially] those of you who’ve had strike branding done I think will enjoy this also.

This was done way back in 2000 at Tattoo Galery in Venezuela by Javier Hecatombe.

I was doing some codec testing earlier today to decide what I should be using, and I thought that I ought to share the test video publicly. This is a 1:45 long clip of Lukas Zpira doing a giant Tibettan cutting and skin removal on IAM:Whitespace (featured here before).

Oh, and I should say that this isn’t edited nicely or anything like that. It’s just a few randomly chosen segments from three hours of DV. When I have time I’ll post a proper version. And finally, since I’m always asked, the music playing in the background is a cover of Science Fiction Double Feature (from RHPS) by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.

Here’s a quick pair of scarification videos for you. The image quality isn’t the greatest on either of them, which is unfortunate because in each case it’s a very nice example of cutting art.

Whitespace getting his nipple cut by Dave Gillstrap. You can check out our previous post on his Buddhism-themed scarification bodysuit project (which also contains cutting work by other artists).

Warren gets his geometric arm cutting extended by Tom Brazda in Toronto… While a very qualified and experienced piercer, Tom’s only recently been getting seriously into cutting and I really like this piece a lot — you shoudl take the time to visit Warren’s page to see the photos.