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Mirin Dajo
Dutch mystic and extreme body piercing performer
Mirin Dajo | |
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Promotional photograph of Mirin Dajo showing a foil piercing his thorax from back to front | |
| Born | Arnold Gerrit Henskes 6 August Rotterdam |
| Died | 26 May () (aged35) Winterthur, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Entertainer |
| Knownfor | Body piercing |
Arnold Gerrit Henskes (6 August – 26 May ), known by the pseudonym Mirin Dajo, was a Dutch performer.[1] He became famous for radically piercing his body with all kinds of objects apparently without injury, even surprising the medical community at the time.[2][bettersourceneeded]
Early life
Born in Rotterdam, Henskes claimed to have had strange dreams and "paranormal" experiences during his youth.
He would go on to start a career in the Beaux Arts, heading a design firm in his twenties. When he turned 33, he claimed to realise that his body was "invulnerable". As a result he left his job and