Ectomorph: Fleshwindows
Posted by E. G. Gauger
While it’s not quite clear from the photo whether this is a tunnel or a window, with the latter being a fascinating interior view and the other a simple tube for drool, the concept appeals to me.
But let us take it farther: I immediately imagined more ambitious portholes, that end not on the other side, but in flesh itself. The wet mauve stuck up against the opposite side of a transparent plug, offering a glimpse into a secret interior world. A little glass-bottomed boat, coasting through swelling seas of skin, revealing what lies beneath. The concept is sensual, and revolting.
I imagine a face transformed by multiple windows: one on each cheek and one at the lip, letting light into the mouth’s vault. One could even fashion metal edges with faux rivets, like the tall ships’ windows of old, adding a nautical air.
I do hope more gauge-minded mutants get around to installing peeps. This is a theme that should be elaborated upon.
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Categories: Ectomorph
Posted at 10:47 am on July 25, 2008
16 Comments -
Call me a prude, and normally I defend The Pierced (not a band, but should be), but flesh-portholes (also should be a band) just sound disgusting.
Comment by Pants Commander — July 25, 2008 @ 11:25 am
Thats a neat idea..
Comment by Chicken008 — July 25, 2008 @ 1:18 pm
Cow fistulas FTW.
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/holycow.htm
Comment by dgrotto — July 25, 2008 @ 2:05 pm
The metal of his ring will bang up against the enamel of his teeth. This can cause significant problems.
Comment by Tim — July 25, 2008 @ 2:24 pm
This looks fake to me. I can’t maneuver my lips into a position that could give anything at all like that perspective with my jaw open at all. Even accounting for a lens effect warping the apparent location of the opening between his teeth, I don’t think this is possible.
Comment by Starchy — July 25, 2008 @ 3:18 pm
Aw, Starchy…
Don’t take this the wrong way, but it sounds like you have much experience with gauged (stretched) piercings. This isn’t a punch taken out of the lip tissue. It’s a single-point piercing, just like a regular ear piercing, that is then gradually stretched, opening the hole wider. The tissue of the lip is warped, just like when certain African tribes install ever-larger ceramic lip plates in their lower lips.
So the lip tissue is bumped up higher than usual. Additionally, open your jaw just a little bit with your lips closed. Even with no piercing, most people’s upper teeth will hit the inside of their lower lip.
Comment by Eliza — July 25, 2008 @ 3:43 pm
*don’t
Comment by Eliza — July 25, 2008 @ 3:44 pm
I hope to see more pictures to prove me wrong, cause then, hey, neat, more pictures! Otherwise, I will live out the rest of my life with unshakable suspicions. Many tears will be shed, I’m sure.
Comment by Starchy — July 25, 2008 @ 3:58 pm
http://bmezine.com/pierce/05-lips/plate001.html
Comment by Eliza — July 25, 2008 @ 4:16 pm
Hey, look, new superhero!
http://bmezine.com/pierce/05-lips/A80319/high/nors-equilibrium-in-the.jpg
Comment by Starchy — July 25, 2008 @ 4:50 pm
SWORDFACE GONNA FUCK YOU UP
“Ith maddening.”
Comment by Eliza — July 25, 2008 @ 4:52 pm
I bet he’s just a joy to be around when he’s eating.
Comment by Mike — July 25, 2008 @ 8:48 pm
People are totally doing just what you’ve described already. An associate here in Seattle has gauged nostril piercings in which he usually wears clear plugs or tunnels and I’ve frequently seen a ton of images over the years of people with glass lip plates.
It’s a neat effect for sure, but the inevitable distortions in the face are about the least aesthetically pleasing thing I’ve seen on a person that’s still alive. Arseface is a pretty good example.
Comment by Qais Fulton — July 25, 2008 @ 10:32 pm
I want windows to my intestinal tract so I can watch the whole process of my binge burrito eating from start to finish. It will certainly make the final aria that much more entertaining, most especially when one of those burritos, probably chicken, isn’t quite cooked all the way. I’m sure I’d be the star in any circus sideshow not to mention an internet icon like Eliza and John.
hrmmmmm….
Comment by Epheros — July 25, 2008 @ 11:43 pm
Intestinal windows. Paul Pope did that with 100% I believe where he had strippers baring it all on stage (including views of their organs).
Comment by adsf — August 4, 2008 @ 12:45 pm
100% is a comic book by the way. And Paul Pope is a comic book artist, probably something ectomo has covered before…can’t be arsed to look it up.
Comment by adsf — August 4, 2008 @ 12:46 pm