Performance Art: Blood, Screws, Needles, and More Sampa Von Cyborg, who owns a piercing studio in Finland, says he specializes in implants, tongue bifurcation, and scarification (purposeful... (Winterson, Written on the Body) Tattoos, body piercings, scarification, and three dimensional body art have served both of these purposes, detachment and communication, though detachment is the much more common of the two. In this sense, bodily modification is very definitely an attempt at individuality. ... Jan 30, 2013 · In a short period, Lukas grew from a talented cutter to offering a full range of body modifications, including tongue splitting, implants, and subincision. In early 2004, in Japan, Lukas Zpira developed and wrote the body hacktivism manifesto, an artistic and political movement that asseverates the corporal biodiversity facing beauty standards imposed by Hollywood. More inspired by the bestial extra terrestrials of Star Trek than the tribal references of the modern primitive movement, this ...