Deformutilation

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Fakir Musafar

FAKIR MUSAFAR is known worldwide for his fifty year's research and personal exploration of primitive body decoration and rituals. Born in 1930 on what was then an Indian Reservation, Fakir is a depression baby from Aberdeen, South Dakota. Fakir has introduced concepts and practices for the "body-first" approach to explore spirituality in art, body modifications, SM and what he calls "body play". A Shaman, Artist, Master Piercer and Body Modifier, Fakir has played a significant part in the revival of body piercing, body sculpting, branding and other body-related practices for personal expression, spiritual exploration, rites-of-passage, healing and reclaiming. He is a co-developer of the modern body piercing techniques in general use today.

Grave Portraits

Photo credit: Svetlana Bahchevanova - LINK

On a grave in Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris - LINK

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Owen Phillips Photography France

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Cemitério Municipal / Municipal Cemetery, Curitiba, Brazil. Photo by Kaka on Flickr

On a grave in Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris - LINK

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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Teeth Part III

Mixed dentition is a stage that lasts 2-3 years. Permanent teeth are the second set of teeth formed — there are thirty-two permanent teeth. The first permanent tooth typically appears in the mouth at around age six, and the mouth will then be in a transition period with both deciduous teeth and permanent teeth, until the last deciduous tooth is lost. The first of the adult teeth to erupt are the permanent first molars that come through the gums at the back. Up to the age of 13, twenty-eight of the thirty-two permanent teeth will appear. The full permanent dentition is completed much later. The four last adult teeth, one at the back of every arch will appear between the ages of 17 and 25 years.