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[[File:Sterlarclotusrocks.jpg|thumb|right|300px|TOKYO - 11 MAY 1980. PHOTO: KENJI NOZAWA]]
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'''Stelarc''' is an Australian performance artist who bases his work around his theories and beliefs that the human body is obsolete and in need of improvement. He is most well-known in the [[Body modification|body modification]] world for his [[Suspension|suspensions]], which he had used in performance pieces in the 1970's. It was through the release of his book in [[1984]], [[Obsolete Body: Suspensions|Obsolete Body: Suspensions]] that he became an important influence on many people. Although, for many years, Stelarc was unaware of his impact.
'''Superman suspension''' is a form of [[Category:Suspensions|suspension]] in which the body is suspended horizontally with [[Flesh hook|flesh hooks]] along the back and legs (and sometimes the arms and head as well, although those are often just [[Strapped|strapped]] instead or left free). Superman suspensions allow the suspendee less motion than in suspensions like [[Suicide suspension]], but are generally considered more "tranquil". Also, due to the fact that the hooks can be distributed to a larger area of the body, this style is considered to be the easiest of the suspensions. Most novices find this to be a good first suspension. It seems the biggest complaint about this suspension is that back of the legs can be a very sensitive, and piercing them is a somewhat upsetting thought to many.


Stelarc still performs around the world and lectures on his art and ideas, but he no longer suspends. Now, Stelarc concentrates on augmenting his body via mechanical prosthesis, controlled in various ways, through pneumatic pistons in his "Third Arm" project and the "Hexapod" or triggered by remote internet connections such as "The Ping Body."
The superman suspension was one of the first named suspensions, the naming having been done collectively by the people at [[Body Manipulations SF]] (including [[Allen Falkner]]).


Stelarc's latest projects include grafting a third ear onto his body (the third ear is currently being grown at the University of Western Australia) and "Disembodied Intelligence" personified by a scaled up 3D image of Stelarc's own head, projected onto a screen which a viewer can then converse with through a keyboard.
The female version is called a Superwoman.


== External Links ==
== See Also ==
*[http://www.bmezine.com/news/pubring/20040813.html BME Stelarc Video Interview] (Transvision 2004 coverage: part 2)
* [[Coma Suspension]]
*[http://www.stelarc.va.com.au Stelarc's personal website]
* [[Suspension]]
*[http://www.bizarremag.com/tattoos-and-bodyart/tattoos/7719/future_mods.html Bizarre Magazine interview]
 
== Related Risks ==
* [[Rice Crispies]]

Latest revision as of 17:41, 25 September 2023

Superman Suspension
Superman Suspension
Superman Suspension

Superman suspension is a form of in which the body is suspended horizontally with flesh hooks along the back and legs (and sometimes the arms and head as well, although those are often just strapped instead or left free). Superman suspensions allow the suspendee less motion than in suspensions like Suicide suspension, but are generally considered more "tranquil". Also, due to the fact that the hooks can be distributed to a larger area of the body, this style is considered to be the easiest of the suspensions. Most novices find this to be a good first suspension. It seems the biggest complaint about this suspension is that back of the legs can be a very sensitive, and piercing them is a somewhat upsetting thought to many.

The superman suspension was one of the first named suspensions, the naming having been done collectively by the people at Body Manipulations SF (including Allen Falkner).

The female version is called a Superwoman.

See Also

Related Risks