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'''Why?''' is a question everyone involved in [[Body modification|body modification]], on any level, is asked repeatedly. There are as many answers as there are modification varieties. All of them are valid; some are negative, while others are positive. Here are a few:
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! colspan="2"| ''Wings of Desire - Learning to Fly''
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| [[Håvve Fjell]]
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! Genre
| Non Fiction
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! Country
| Norway
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| 2012
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| English
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* "Why not?"
'''Wings of Desire - Learning to Fly''' is a book by [[Håvve Fjell]] and [[Wings of Desire]]. In [[2012]], their 10 year anniversary, they released this book. The photos in the book are by Helene Fjell. The foreword is written by suspension artist, [[Allen Falkner]].
* "I like the way it looks."
* "I like the way it feels."
* "It was a ritual journey— I went through it, I survived, and I'm a better person for it."
* "I wanted to "reclaim" my body, and assert personal power and ownership over it. It was empowering."
* "I wanted to mark a significant moment in my life."
* "I wanted to set myself apart from others."
* "I wanted to make a sociopolitical statement."
* "I wanted to make an artistic statement."
* "I believe it will make me more attractive to my sexual partner(s)."
* "I wanted to 'align my external body image with my internal body image.'"
* "I believe body modification is the path to [[Spirituality|spiritual]] [[Enlightenment|enlightenment]]. It teaches you about yourself and your role in the universe."
* "I believe that exploring the body and modifying it facilitates evolution."
 
etc.
 
== See Also ==
* [[Pleasure]]
* [[Misconceptions]]

Latest revision as of 22:48, 25 September 2023

Wings of Desire - Learning to Fly
Wings-of-desire-learning-to-fly-1-1.jpeg
Author Håvve Fjell
Illustrator
Genre Non Fiction
Country Norway
Publisher
Published 2012
Language English
Pages
ISBN

Wings of Desire - Learning to Fly is a book by Håvve Fjell and Wings of Desire. In 2012, their 10 year anniversary, they released this book. The photos in the book are by Helene Fjell. The foreword is written by suspension artist, Allen Falkner.

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