Point 83: Fakir Musafar
Interview by Sean Dowdell Reprinted from Inkspired Magazine, Issue 26 with permission of the publisher Why was I obsessed to modify my body? Why would I abandon the comfort of… Continue reading "Point 83: Fakir Musafar"
Category: Features
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Point 83: The Body Piercing Archive Presents: The Perforated Body: An Exploration of Piercing Performance
This year, the Body Piercing Archive (BPA) is celebrating performance artists that have pierced their bodies from the past to present. In our exhibit we examine the methods and motivations… Continue reading "Point 83: The Body Piercing Archive Presents: The Perforated Body: An Exploration of Piercing Performance"
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Point 83: Conference Performance Art Highlights
Piercing in Performance: Recollections from Five Artists The artists will discuss some highlights of their ca- reers and look back at thematic arcs and motivations for their use of the… Continue reading "Point 83: Conference Performance Art Highlights"
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Point 83: My Journey with Fakir
By Jef Saunders, APP President On May 4th, 2018, Fakir Musafar posted a farewell message on his Facebook account: “The time has come for me to inform you that Fakir’s… Continue reading "Point 83: My Journey with Fakir"
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Point 83: Point of View
EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN Remember grandma’s junk that you couldn’t give away ten years ago and ended up sending to the Salvation Army or the dump? Just look at… Continue reading "Point 83: Point of View"
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Point 83: Conference, 2018 from Editor Jim Ward
It warms my heart to see this issue of The Point and brings back fond memories of issue 49 of Piercing Fans International Quarterly. Published by Gauntlet in 1996, it… Continue reading "Point 83: Conference, 2018 from Editor Jim Ward"
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Point 82: The Unusual 1930’s Pierced Heiress
By Paul King, BPA Founder & Researcher One would think that a neck piercing in the 1930s would be the most surprising detail of any woman’s life, but not for… Continue reading "Point 82: The Unusual 1930’s Pierced Heiress"
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Point 82: Piercing-Christina Shull
Interview by Sean Dowdell Reprinted with permission from InkSpired Magazine Issue 52 Studio Name: Integrity Piercing Number of Years Piercing: 16 Sean Dowdell: Why did you want to learn to… Continue reading "Point 82: Piercing-Christina Shull"
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Point 82: Sarah Wooten
By Elayne Angel, Rings of Desire, Reprinted from The Point Issue 64 President’s Award One of my favorite things about serving as APP President is that I have the “job”… Continue reading "Point 82: Sarah Wooten"
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Point 82: Alicia Cardenas
By Casey Hosch, Sol Tribe Custom Tattoo & Body Piercing Casey: Who are you? Alicia: My name is Alicia Cardenas. I am a professional body piercer, tattooer, modification artist, and… Continue reading "Point 82: Alicia Cardenas"