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http://www.camdenguide.co.uk/news/bodmod.htmSome people think that these freaks suffer the pain of their modifications for reasons of mental illness, self-hatred, traumatic past childhood experiences or just to seek attention. Certainly there is the shock value but most of them want to express a more profound meaning. In an era with fast changing technology, heavy influences of media, medical revolution and changing social values, body-modifiers say what they do is simply an evolution and an inevitable progression in ways of expressing themselves.
Ami, 33, is heavily pierced and tattooed. She works as a tattooist in Brighton. She has sixteen piercings - including flesh tunnels. But she is also one of the few people who has undertaken a further step into body modification. She has three transdermal implants on her forehead and applied horns on two of them. The implants are a disc under the skin with a connection through the skin which the horns can be attached to - almost like 'popper studs' on clothes.
For her it is a symbol of aesthetics and her chosen way of expressing herself. On the other hand, it reflects her interest into tribalism, Wicca and a spiritual way of going back to the primitive human consciousness as well as being close to nature.
You might wonder why this expresses closeness to nature. But the decoration of bodies dates far back to early African and American tribes, where it was an expression of social status and sexuality. Ami said, that she is half Indian but never met her father. She felt that she is now discovering a part of her life, which she didnt know - the culture of India.
The implants were made in Finland by Samppa, a well-known experienced piercer. Whilst the implants were done, she had a local anaesthetic and a professional doctor was assisting. The skin layer has been separated and the jewellery pushed through three holes made for each piece. The procedure took one and a half hour and would cost average £100 per implant.
