MY GOOD FRIEND LEWIS JONES sent me an intriguing email about a German street performer Johan Lorbeer who is famous throughout Germany for his “Still Life” performances. You know the kind of thing where a man simulates a porcelain statue standing absolutely still for hours on the sidewalk and occasionally frightening a passer by by moving.

But this new stunt about which Lewis told me shows him in normal everyday clothes, with one hand outstretched and pressed flat against a wall but six feet above the passing crowd without any signs of suspension, defying the laws of gravity! And he stays that way for hours at a time. Lewis’s email included photographs of this stunt which looks absolutely stunning and attracts crowds of people, photographers and media.

Obviously people do not see him get into that position  in the initial stages as  some gimmickry is involved but the impact of seeing him suspended high above the crowd is indeed a great street performing stunt that I haven’t heard of before.

If you’d like to see these stunning pictures check out Gee Mahabir at Gee Whizz Magic.

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