Doctor Z is a famous photographer and Shibari rigger. He’s also one of the founders of The Art of Contemporary Shibari Exhibit. Doctor Z is a professional photographer who has won several competitions and has participated in many art exhibitions. These include The Houston Art Crawl, where he won 4th place out of 383 pieces…
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Nicolas Yoroi is a Belgian Performer, Rope Artist, Educator, Rigger and Photographer. His fans call him “the Belgian man with beards”. Likewise, they consider him an expert teacher for his ability to explain. He defines his way of tying as emotional exchange, mobility, connection and creativity, combined with improvisation. Moreover, it includes the ability to…
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Matthias Grimme was born in Hamburg, Germany on June 24th 1953. He is an author, publisher, photographer and rope artist whose stage name is Tatsu Otoko. He is the author of many articles about BDSM, fetishism, and bondage. Likewise, he is a publisher of sadomasochistic literature and magazines. Matthias Grimme is the author of Das…
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Vinciens first attempts in bondage began in 1995. Since then, rope has been a part of him. He began working with photographers in 2006. Also, he is the founder of the Shibari Dojo Vienna, together with his former student Barakas. They both hosted the first series of workshops with Osada Steve in Vienna. Vinciens is…
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Zee Maitri is a French artist, who learned the art of bondage in Tokyo. He is a recognized photographer, rigger and rope artist who resides in Paris and New York. Zee has been tying knots since he first learned to tie his shoes. And his passion is to travel around the world working on a…
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Yukimura Haruki, the last of the four Japanese Shibari grandmasters, passed away on March 3rd, 2016. He was a master rigger, teacher, producer, photographer, and actor. He produced more than 3000 videos, book and all kinds of publications about Shibari or Kinbaku. Yukimura Haruki was a renowned bakushi, or rope artist in Japan. He had…
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Anna Reivilä is a Photographer with a Master degree in Fine Arts. Born in 1988, she lives and works in Finland. Anna’s art explores the symbolism of Japanese Bondage. Actually, she applies the tied and knotted rope technique to elements of nature. Therefore, her exposition “Bond” is a combination of photographic, sculptural and performative elements.…
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Marceline VQ is an international shibari artist, model, rigger, rope bottom, photographer, self suspender, and performer. Her work challenges viewers with her aesthetic and technically complex rope work. She engages rope from all perspectives, as a model, and with other models. For Marceline, being a model, rigger and bottom allows a deeper understanding of bondage.…
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Saara Rei is a rope artist, model, photographer, performer and kink educator with a professional background in modern and ballroom dance. Saara is a lover of Kinbaku and has been practising since 2014. She believes that during a rope bondage scene, participants share an undeniable, intimate connection. Saara Rei has participated as a rope bottom,…
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Fabio da Motta is a Brazilian photographer that makes rope bondage a little more poetic. This is because he shows the human body in relation to nature, flowers, plants and animals. Fabio da Motta was born in the south of Brazil and moved to Sao Paulo when he was 19. There, he studied Graphic Design…
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