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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. 

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  • 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.
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