Body Modification

Modification or Mutilation? Introduction People always say, “never judge a book by its cover,” but a first impression is a different story. When meeting a person for the first time image is everything, almost as if the person is a product. Although one cannot tell a book by its cover, we often look to physical appearance to give us clues about a person’s sanity, morality, intelligence, and abilities. Because appearance can be a fairly …

…value as well as psychological and cultural meanings that are significant and worthy of attention. Just like the wave of the clothing trends that sweep by us and are accepted sooner or later so will the visual art of body modifications. Sooner or later, at this growing rate, even the most extreme alteration will just seem like a girl with pierced ears. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and beauty is constantly changing.