Fakir Musafar
Fakir Musafar was the stage name of Roland Loomis (born August 10, 1930 in South Dakota , † August 1, 2018 ). He is considered to be the founder of the modern primitive movement . He experimented on his own body with various body modification techniques such as piercing , branding or suspension and was known for wearing corsets .
Life
At the age of twelve he stabbed his first piercing and performed a breast suspension in 1966 or 1967. In 1977 he appeared in public for the first time under the pseudonym Fakir Musafar at the International Tattoo Convention in Nevada . His partner was Cleo Dubois.
From 1992 to 1999 he published BodyPlay and Modern Primitives Quarterly magazine . Musafar's texts and photographs have been published in Theater Journal , Bizarre magazine , Skin Two and PFIQ (Piercing Fan International Quarterly). Fakir Musafar took part in documentaries several times, including the 2005 film Modify .
Honors
In May 2019 the Association of Professional Piercers (APP) dedicated a special exhibition to Fakir Musafar in Las Vegas.
literature
- Fakir Musafar: Spirit + Flesh , Arena Editions, 2004, ISBN 189204157X
Web links
- Fakir Musafar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- www.bodyplay.com (English)
- www.fakir.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Lee Harrington: Spirit of Desire: Personal Explorations of Sacred Kink. Mystic Productions Press 2016, ISBN 1-942-73396-8 .
- ↑ Fakir Musafar: In Pursuit of the Spirit (horizontal view of exhibit)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Musafar, fakir |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Loomis, Roland (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American founder of the Modern Primitive movement |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | South Dakota |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 2018 |