Pain Solution

From BMEzine Encyclopedia

Pain Solution is a performance art group based in Oslo, Norway. The group was founded in 1993 by Håvve Fjell, and has seen several members come and go. Presently Håvve performs alone as Pain Solution.

The Pain Solution show features fakir-style acts, along with modern body modification practises, seamlessly set to music. The sorts of things you can expect to see at a show include breathing and eating fire, standing on a bed of nails, walking on broken glass, play piercing, pulling, suspension, and lots of playing around with chains, knives, and even an angle grinder. Pain Solution have peformed all around the world, including a very well recieved show at BMEfest 2005

The early history of Pain Solution can be found in the book Ten Years of Pain.