Saturday 18 December 2010

Extreme Humans part. 3

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8) Stalking cat









First place was always gonna go to 44 yr old Dennis Avner, aka stalking cat. I remember a few years ago watching a documentary about him and nearly crying when his face appeared for the first time, my brain simply wasn’t able to process the sight.

And he’s gone the whole hog in terms of body modification: tattoos, silicon implants on his face, pointed teeth, surgically pointed ears, piercings, attachable whiskers, claws, a bifurcated top lip and even an animatronic tiger’s tail. he says he’s been going through these procedures for the past 20 years because he grew up in a native american tribe and his belief in their customs drove him to transform into his totem animal – the tiger.



8) The illustrated Lady




Julia Gnuse (aka the illustrated lady) was born with a condition called porphyria which causes her skin to blister regularly and ultimately scar. in order to cover this up she started getting tattoos applied over the affected areas – after 10 years she was covered in the bastards and is now the most tattooed woman in the world.





10) The Lizardman





Born Eric Sprague in 1972, the lizardman was one of the first people to have a split tongue and in some circles is seen to be wholly responsible for the recent popularity of this particular modification. pretty much all of his body is covered in green scale tattoos, his teeth have been filed down to sharp points and he has numerous silicon teflon implants in his head.


2 comments:

  1. It's pretty interesting when you consider the use of marking, branding, and body adornment around the world. To some its gruesome, but others a sign/mark of beauty.

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  2. I don't know whats more amazing, all the body modification on display...or that the tiny/thin Illustrated Lady has such a large rack. haha

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