Colombian Tattoo Artist Had His Nose And Ears Cut Off To Resemble A Living Skull
Rio NoticiasLeft: Two photos of Eric Ramirez before he underwent extreme body modification procedures; Right: Ramirez after surgery, now known as Kalaca Skull.
The weird news of a man in Colombia taking another step in his journey to becoming a living skull broke this past year.
Tattoo artist “Kalaca Skull” became the first person to ever have his nose and ears voluntarily removed — and its all a part of his dream to become a skull, according to the Irish Post.
Originally known as Eric Yeiner Hincapie Ramirez, the 22-year-old first went under the knife after his mother died. He said that he held off on undergoing any extreme body modifications before her death because his mother did not approve of them.
From a young age, Kalaca had been fascinated with skulls. He told Colombian news outlet Rio Noticias that his procedures to transform himself into a living skull are a “dream come true.”
One of the first procedures Kalaca had done was the removal of the lower portion of his nose and his ear lobes. After that, he went back under the knife to have his tongue forked and then dyed it a blue-grey color.
He also has gotten several tattoos to help him achieve his desired skull-like look. Large black circles are tattooed around his eyes to resemble skeletal eye sockets and large teeth have been inked onto his face surrounding his mouth.
While his unusual look might garner some wary stares and scared looks from strangers on the street, Kalaca said that he thinks they should get to know him better before passing judgment on him because of his looks.
“I am a normal person but I look different from others,” he said to Rio Noticias. “A way of thinking, of dressing, a different style of music; I feel good as I am.”
Kalaca said that he has other procedures planned to continue to morph himself into a living, breathing skull — we’ll stay tuned for any further weird news on that.
