Category: #the human bondage
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Gallery: In the river (2022)
I have a strange routine when travelling; rope vacation pictures. In Bahia, Brazil, I met Alessandra in a little eco-village stuck between the tropical rainforest and the Atlantic ocean. Many thanks to her for exploring this photography kink with me.
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Word words words or; Kinky Kinbaku vs Shibari “Healing” (2022)
I’m in Brazil, mostly for vacation, living in a tropical eco-village on the coastline of Bahia. There is a small sex-positive festival happening here in a couple of days, and of course, I’m teaching some rope bondage. But what kind of bondage? Japanese? Swedish? It’s a practice, and a legacy, that I learned in Japan,…
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The act of undressing (2022)
The whole situation is created. By asking her to wear the kimono. By telling her to dress in the bathroom. By everyone else being so dressed differently. And she loves it. She feels safe and vulnerable at the same time. And she has everyone’s attention on her. The situation would be completely different if she…
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Gallery: In the woods (2021)
There is something about the Swedish autumn woods that connects deeply to my feeling for rope bondage. Maybe it’s the decaying trees, the still waters, and desolate beauty. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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The soundtrack of my rope bondage (2021)
I often describe my rope bondage as a sad love story, where we witness a hidden desire slowly being reviled. There is rawness and vulnerability. Another way of seeing it, or maybe more correctly hearing, is that my soundtrack plays in the minor scales. My tying style has three essential roles: the person tying, the…
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Why is shibari so complicated? (2021)
A widespread misunderstanding that I face is that rope bondage is complicated. Especially the Japanese inspired styles of shibari and kinbaku. People often think that it is only about the aesthetics, shapes and knots, while they claim to be only interested in “bondage”. There is a fundamental belief here that first needs to be clarified.…
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The evolution of patterns (2021)
I am grabbing the hands, folding the arms, and locking the wrist in preparation to wrap the body in rope. Every wrapping is another layer of holding and another step on a journey into trust and bravery. For me, tying the upper body is the most fundamental technique in rope bondage. It is the introduction,…
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Gallery: Bound by eyes (2021)
I love the series of pictures that we took one late night this summer. Having eye contact when tying is often scary because it is so intense. That is maybe why some old-school Japanese master hid behind their sunglasses. But sometimes we are brave enough to stay in it. With the polarity in all its…
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Workshop: Bonding rituals (2021)
Rope bondage is excellent for exploring power and surrender and provides many interesting technical challenges for suspensions. There is the Japanese heritage with its aesthetics, narratives, and patterns. And finally, there is the communal practice. To join together and explore the ritual practice of being bound.
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Aftercare for vulnerable dominants (2021)
A rope bondage scene is a story that unfolds another world. We take off the uniforms of the everyday-life. Uniforms are given to us, indicating our place in the global hierarchy. To make us feel safe. In the story, I’m allowed to be someone else. It’s often a parody that helps me cope with all…
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Gallery: Flying or falling (2021)
Often when watching pictures of bodies suspended in rope, I ask myself, are the flying or falling. Flying is strong, defying gravity, and controlling the forces of nature. Falling is different. To fall is to surrender.
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A dedication to drooling (2021)
I have to admit that drooling, hypersalivation, and ptyalism fascinates me. It is probably my second biggest kink after rope bondage, and let me try to digest why. Drooling is ultimately about losing control of our bodily functions, our appearance, and our social status. Animals, like Pavlov dogs, drool before feeding, and so does infants…