Kim Kardashian West, Chrissy Teigen and others have been sporting skin-crawling ‘body modifications’ as part of a new exhibit

If you find keeping up with the Kardashians painful, prepare yourself for news that might make your skin crawl.

Over the last couple of days, Kim Kardashian West and a slew of other celebrities have been showing off “body modifications” that look like abnormal growths. Rest assured, however, they are not abnormal growths – they are “art”.

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On Monday, Kardashian West posted an Instagram story of what appears to be a choker implanted into her neck. Chrissy Teigen also posted a photo of herself on social media wearing what looks like angel wings sprouting from her chest, while Queer Eye’s Tan France shared a selfie in which he appears to be wearing a ruffled collar made of human skin around his neck.

Despite their appearance these slightly terrifying accessories are not actually implanted into the skin. They are part of an upcoming exhibition on body modification run by A Human, which describes itself as “a fashion brand from the future where self-expression isn’t defined by what you put on your body, but how you change your body”.

The human behind A Human is Simon Huck. While Huck is best known for being a friend of the Kardashian family, he also works in PR and appeared, alongside his business partner Jonathan Cheban, on a 2010 reality show about celebrity PR called The Spin Crowd. The show caused some controversy when Cheban was seen convincing a young employee to get lip injections, even though she didn’t want them.

A Human will exhibit a debut collection at its flagship store in New York during New York fashion week in September. It costs $40 to visit the store. In exchange, you get the opportunity to shop “everything from bespoke hearts for you and your lover to biological heels that stem from your legs”.