''Body Play and Modern Primitives Quarterly'' was a magazine founded in 1992 and published by

Fakir Musafar Roland Loomis (August 10, 1930 – August 1, 2018), known professionally as Fakir Musafar, was an American performance artist considered to be one of the founders of the modern primitive movement. Life Born Roland Loomis, at age four he claim ...

. It contained information, commentary and interviews pertaining to advanced topics in

body modification Body modification (or body alteration) is the deliberate altering of the human anatomy or human physical appearance. In its broadest definition it includes skin tattooing, socially acceptable decoration (''e.g.'', common ear piercing in many s ...

such as

human branding Human branding or stigmatizing is the process by which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living person, with the intention that the resulting scar makes it permanent. This is performed using a hot or ver ...

suspension (body modification) Body suspension means the act of rigging a human body to hang from implements that have been placed through temporary perforations in the skin. A number of health concerns might be associated with the practice, such as excessive bleeding, fainting ...

contortionism Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is a performance art in which performers called contortionists showcase their skills of extreme physical flexibility. Contortion acts often accompany acrobatics, circus acts, street performers and other liv ...

and binding. The magazine was not limited to technical information and images but also contained historical information about the development of modern piercing culture, such as the origins of the

daith piercing A daith (pronounced ) piercing is an ear piercing An earring is a piece of jewelry attached to the ear via a piercing in the earlobe or another external part of the ear (except in the case of clip earrings, which clip onto the lobe). Earrings ha ...

.''Body Play'' #4, 1992, "The Unique Piercings of Erik Dakota" The magazine had difficulty growing beyond 500 subscribers and large mainstream distributors were hesitant to carry material pertaining to the

alternative lifestyle An alternative lifestyle is a lifestyle perceived to be outside the norm for a given culture. The phrase "alternative lifestyle" is often used pejoratively. Description of a related set of activities as alternative is a defining aspect of certain ...

depicted in the publication. These difficulties led to the termination of the magazine in 1999. A printed compilation of photography first published in ''Body Play Magazine'' was compiled by Fakir under the title ''Body Play: The Self-Images of Fakir Musafar''

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