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Photo stories: Body Mod

The High Priestess Annual Body Modification Celebration in Eugene brings together piercers, tattoo artists and those with a morbid fascination to John Henry's Bar & Grill. The performers explore personal expression, spiritual discovery and shocking performance through body piercing, body sculpting, branding and other body-related modifications.

   
Derek Main stands before a capacity corwd, a modified shark hook inserted in his neck.
   
Alex from the band Pistol Whipped Prophets ends his performance with two spears inserted through chest.
     
  
Terri Orlaske waits to go on stage to perform a full chest-only suspension.
   
James Sens lets Terri Olaske down slowly after being fully suspended.
   
Main waits to be patched up in the kicthen of John Henry's.
     
  
James Sens asks if Louie Cruz is ok after having sixteen hooks inserted.
   
The crew carefully threads Cruz's hooks and begins to slowly raise him.
  
Cruz's girlfriend Rebecca Driessen gently holds his hand as he is raised.