Random Acts of Suspension

Posted on April 25, 2012 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.

Two in the chest

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Rob

The Dallas Suscon happened last weekend, and hopefully we’ll start to get some pictures in soon. (I’m looking at you Naked Lens).

Until then, here’s something from the #Leeds Airlines crew. This is Viktor’s first suspension ever, and he chose a 2 pt chest for the occasion.

‘Til death do they part

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Rob

Leave it up to the crew at #Leeds Airlines to take a suspension and turn it into a postmortem wedding photo.

Here’s a full shot of the bride’s suspension.

Antichrist Superstar

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Rob

Recently, at the Sydney Tattoo Expo, Joeltron and the First Blood crew set up some suspensions for the crowd. One of those suspensions was this 6pt Antichrist suspension. You can see Joel on the right holding the mic interviewing the suspendee.

Flying Zombies

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Rob

That’s it. I can deal with normal zombies. Heck I’ve even prepared for those fast moving “zombies” that have been plaguing movie theatres. But if zombies can fly, I might as well just give up now.

Suspension facilitated by #Leeds Airlines.

Send me an angel

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Rob

Right now.

Read on for more of the angel (suspension)…

Rigging by Russ Foxx. Photography by Vince Hemingson.

Haunted

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Rob

According to Arseniy, this was called the flying ghost suspension. Now I’m not sure if it’s because of the 5pt hook arrangement or because that was the title for this #Leeds Airlines photoshoot.

On pins and needles

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Rob

Alright, this is going to be one of those posts where I start out with a warning. What you’re about to see is very risky, and shouldn’t be done without extensive knowledge and research. The materials used in particular are not traditionally used in this way and and the chance for serious injury is high.

So what’s all the fuss about? How about a 220 point suspension using only 22ga needles.

Keep on reading to see what happened when they lifted up the rig.

As you can see, it ended up being successful, and I can’t even imagine what that must have felt like. Keep in mind that just because this suspension was successful, it shouldn’t be repeated without careful consideration. You can see the rest of the photos in the Suspension Galleries.

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Hooked on Dotwork

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Rob

For a split second I was going to credit this tattoo to Joeltron, when I realized that Joel uploaded this because it’s on his own back. I’m guessing that the artist is Naithsolution, given the watermark in the corner, and it was done at First Blood in Australia. As for the subject matter, anyone who has suspended will easily identify this as a rigging plate and carabiner.

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Taking the Plunge

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Rob

For this suspension the #Leeds Airlines gang were trying to evoke a “diving into water” feel. I can’t tell exactly how many points they used as this was the only photo from this shoot submitted, however it appears to be a modified superman with 2 hooks in the wrists.

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