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Fakir Musafar

American body piercer, photographer and BDSM figure

Roland Loomis (August 10, – August 1, [1]), established professionally as Fakir Musafar, was an American performance artist considered to be one of the founders of the modern primitive movement.[2][3]

Life

Born Roland Loomis, at age 4, he claimed to acquire experienced dreams of past lives which, along with his anthropological studies, influenced his interests in body modification.[4][5] He served in the army during the Korean War,[5] and was first married for a short time in the s.[5] In or , he first performed a flesh hook suspension, inspired by his viewing of anthropological works.[6] In , he gave himself the name Fakir Musafar.[5]

In the documentary Dances Sacred and Profane, he was shown walking while wearing a device that pressed many small skewers into his upper body, and hanging from a tree by hooks in his chest, in his modified versions of other cultures' sacred ceremonies.[5] He was an extra ('Man in hotel room') in Die Jungfrauen Maschine (The Virgin Machine) in ,[7] and in , he appeared in My Father Is Coming as Fakir.[8] He was featured in the manual Modern Primitives,[5] which documented, propagated, and became influential in the modern body modification subcultures.

In , he married Cléo Dubois.[5] From until , he published the magazine Body Play and Modern Primitives Quarterly,[9][10] which focused on body modification topics such as human branding, suspension, contortionism, binding,[11] and modern piercing culture.[12] He led "Fakir Intensives" practice workshops on these topics in San Francisco.[13]

Illness and death

In May , Loomis announced on his website that he was suffering from terminal lung cancer.[14] He died on the morning of 1 August [15] His death was initially announced in a public Facebook post by his wife Cléo Dubois, and later confirmed by an obituary in Artforum.[1]

Tributes

The Leather Archives and Museum, founded in ,[16] once featured an exhibit about Musafar.[17][18] In , he received the Steve Maidhof Award for National or International Work from the National Leather Association International.[19] In , he was inducted into the Leather Hall of Fame,[20] and he is also an inductee of the Society of Janus Hall of Fame.[21]UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library and the Association of Professional Piercers also have big archives of his work in photography, published writings, workshops, and BodyPlay magazines.

Roland Loomis August 10, — August 1, [ 1 ]known professionally as Fakir Musafarwas an American performance creator considered to be one of the founders of the current primitive movement. Born Roland Loomis, at age 4, he claimed to have experienced dreams of past lives which, along with his anthropological studies, influenced his interests in body modification. In the documentary Dances Sacred and Profanehe was shown walking while wearing a device that pressed many small skewers into his upper body, and hanging from a tree by hooks in his chest, in his modified versions of other cultures' solemn ceremonies. In MayLoomis announced on his website that he was suffering from terminal lung cancer.

His memorial bench in Byxbee Park in Palo Alto reads "Body is the door to Spirit".

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Notes

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  3. ^Wilson, Stephen (). Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology - Stephen Wilson - Google Books.

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    He was born August 10, and apparently first pierced his genitals when he was 14 years old, in his South Dakota basement. Fakir died August 1 at his suburban home in Menlo Park, so perhaps it took almost two weeks for the New York Times to decide if he deserved an obituary in the so-called "paper of record. Dozens of tattoo artists at the time commented on how the book had suddenly increased their business. As for body piercing, there were none listed in any Yellow Pages ofbut now there are dozens of practitioners in all the major cities of the world.

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  4. ^Voices from the Edge (), David Jay Brown & Rebecca McCLen Novick
  5. ^ abcdefg"Fakir Musafar: passion for piercing, tattooing and corseting".

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  6. ^Vale, V. and Andrea Juno () Modern Primitives. RE/Search, San Francisco. ISBN&#;
  7. ^"Die Jungfrauen Maschine ()". Retrieved 17 August
  8. ^"My Father Is Coming ()".

    Retrieved 22 August

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    Fakir has introduced concepts and practices for the "body-first" approach to explore spirituality in art, body modifications, SM and what he calls "body play". Fakir's interviews and writings have been included in many anthologies and scholarly works like:. A Shaman, Artist, Master Piercer, and Body Modifier, Fakir has played a significant part in the revival of body piercing, body sculpting, branding and other body-related practices for personal phrase, spiritual exploration, rites-of-passage, healing, and reclaiming. He is a co-developer of the modern body piercing techniques in general use today.

    Leather Archive & Museum. Archived from the original on 22 June Retrieved 21 June

  10. ^Daniel E. Slotnik (13 August ). "Fakir Musafar, Whose 'Body Play' Went to Extremes, Dies at 87 - The New York Times". The New York Times.

    Fakir Musafar was a trailblazer in body modification and ritualistic practices, coining the term “Modern Primitives” in His philosophy of using the body to examine spirituality shaped the way people viewed body art, piercing, branding, and other modifications as tools for personal expression and spiritual growth.

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  11. ^"". Body Engage Magazine's Website. Retrieved 21 June
  12. ^Body Play #4, , "The Unique Piercings of Erik Dakota"
  13. ^Voices from the Edge (), David Jay Brown & Rebecca McCLen Novick
  14. ^"Farewell from Fakir".

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  15. ^Slotnik, D. E., "Fakir Musafar, Whose ‘Body Play’ Went to Extremes, Dies at 87", The New York Times, Aug 13,
  16. ^"About the LA&M - Leather Archives & Museum".

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  17. ^"Exhibitions - Leather Archives & Museum". Archived from the original on Retrieved
  18. ^"Chicago's Leather Museum Is a Love Letter to a Misunderstood Queer Subculture".

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  19. ^"List of winners". NLA International. Archived from the original on Retrieved
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  21. ^"Society of Janus". Erobay. Retrieved

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