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That's the final name we decided on anyway. Anyway, things are going apace with this event. It's amazing the support we are getting and the interesting talents that are coming out of the woodwork. A big thank you to all those on board so far! The latest is Zamil, quite probably the best nawashi in the West, who trained extensively with Osada Steve in Tokyo and also runs the Berlin Osada Ryu (kinbaku school).
If the number of positive RSPV's is an indication, this will be a sell out! That's before we start media-whoring. Keep an eye on Bizarre 
You'll also be reading about us in more mainstream press too soon...even as far afield as Poland based on an email I just got.
Tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/f/823 Info: http://japaneseartropebondage.blogspot.com/
This it so far:
The London Festival of the Art of Japanese Bondage 25-28 June, 2009
The London Festival of the Art of Japanese Bondage will be totally unique. We are keen to promote kinbaku (aka shibari/Japanese rope bondage) as an artistic inspiration, a performance art in its own right and as a means of erotic communication, whilst sharing knowledge about it and its cultural context.
Events:
The venue will be themed with Japanese décor, food, drinks, live music, demonstrations and, of course, girls in kimonos.
• Thurs, 25 June, 8pm - 12pm: Kinbaku Salon, an opportunity for photographers and artists to capture the amazing work of Nawashi Murakawa with a traditional Japanese theme.
• Fri, 26 June, 8pm - 12pm: An exhibition of Japanese bondage art, including the iconic Yoshitoshi woodblock print "The Lonely House on Adachi Moor", photography, ceramics, body casting and other mediums, plus bondage performances and talks by the artists. A great opportunity to socialise and meet the stars of the event.
• Sat, 27 June, 12am - 6pm: A series of workshops and classes to enhance your bondage related skills, e.g. Zamil: Speed bondage, Rod Macdonald: Bondage photography, Esinem: Tying people, not parcels, plus a rope free-for-all, with expert advice on hand, where you can tie or be tied.
• Sat, 27 June, 10pm - till late: The big rope party with an international cast of top bondage performers throughout the night. In addition to traditional style shibari shows, there will be some interesting and unusual ones. We have been promised a blend of rope and butoh, zentai, plus 'suspension meets Jackson Pollock' for starters...
• Sun, 28 June, 2pm - 7pm: Presentations on tying skills, history of kinbaku and other fascinating subjects, plus market, shiatsu massages, acupuncture and lots more.
• Sun, 28 June, 7pm - 11pm: Festival of Japanese films
The Lonely House on Adachi Moor
We will also be exhibiting, possibly for the first time ever in the UK, Yoshitoshi's notorious, yet compelling, woodblock seme-e print: “Oshu adachigahara hitotsuya no zu”, 1885.
Aged 11, Yoshitoshi apprenticed to Kuniyoshi, whose work is currently on show at The Royal Academy. Yoshitoshi is considered the last grand-master of ukiyo-e art.
This is one of the most striking images in the history of Japanese seme-e (SM) art. Not only is it iconic in it's own right but it's also influential in the history of modern kinbaku in that it profoundly influenced Itoh Seiyu, the father of modern kinbaku, who was fascinated by Yoshitoshi's genius in duplicating a sakasa zuri (upside down suspension) with such accuracy. However, Itoh was so taken by this image that he twice attempted to duplicate it in photography using his own pregnant wife as model!
Jamie McCartney
A multi-award winning sculptor and the UK's leading life-casting artist who has featured bondage in his work. In addition to making casts of his clients, Jamie uses the process to create his increasingly recognised and controversial gallery works. He was awarded the 2007 Erotic Signature sculpture prize for The Spice of Life, which features in the glossy coffee table book, The World's Greatest Erotic Art of Today Vol 1 and looks set for iconic status. April 2007 saw the opening in the West End of Amora, The Academy of Sex and Relationships, which features this and six more of Jamie's sculptures on permanent display.
In 2008 Jamie's Internal Affairs, an internal vaginal casting, was accepted into the permanent art collection of the World Famous Kinsey Institute. His neo-surrealist sculpture The Impossibility of Passion was runner up in the 2008 Erotic Signature competition and features in the The World's Greatest Erotic Art of Today Vol II.
His work often tends to feed into our curiosity and insecurities, working on many levels, both aesthetic and conceptual, there are always elements to intrigue and to captivate. Always evolving and developing new processes as he goes, Jamie's eclectic artworks are becoming something of a trademark. 'Patalab
Markus Seifermann founded 'Patalab with Uwe Schmidt-Hess as a “studio which explores the potential of architecture”.
Markus was responsible for the layout of the “The lost space of Stiller” exhibition that opened in ETH University of Zurich on Feb. 18 got its inspiration from “Stiller”, the novel by the Swiss architect and writer Max Frisch.
In collaboration with the Max Frisch Archive in Zurich, the initiative looks at the protagonist of the novel as a metaphor of a journey for identity, a bridge between architecture and literature.
The installation space included four boxes in the main University hall:
- Stiller's studio, where fragments of identity are put together in objects and collages; - the dining room, with rope bound mannequins where scenes of Stiller's real house in Zurich are projected on the table and a record player generates a continuous, strident sound; - the bathroom, a cold aseptic setting; - the attic immersed in darkness and filled with whispering and voices that narrate passages from the book.
Rope, Bondage & Power
We will be launching this compilation of essays from experts around the world, edited Lee 'Bridgett' Harrington, eclectic artist, spiritual and erotic educator, gender adventurer and published author on human sexuality and spiritual experience.
There is no other book currently in print that covers such a wide range of topics for rope enthusiasts. There are many extraordinary rope books in print, but they are almost exclusively guides to how one goes about learning this art. Said differently, virtually all the rope books in print are meant to help readers learn the how of rope bondage. That's not what this book does. This book shares the views of seventeen prominent riggers as they explain the why of their art. This book is about the power of rope. This book is also about the power exchange aspect of rope. Even more that that, this book is about the intimacy of rope.
Mark Boyce, ceramic artist/designer
As director of Sour Designs, Mark was nominated for British Wall Covering Designer of the Year. His 'cow parsley' tile design was featured across numerous publications, such as Wallpaper, Grand Designs, Elle Decoration, The Times, Independent and The Guardian.
He was also Art Consultant on the popular BBC entertainment series The Armstrong's.
Using materials such as Porcelain, Gold, Silver and Platinum Lustre, Mark is currently working on a series of bespoke, hand carved ceramic wall coverings based on a collage of Japanese Rope Bondage, which will make their premier at our event. The venue:
Resistance Gallery is an unique, multi-functional, modern, 2,200sq ft arts, performance & gallery space in the creative heart of Bethnal Green, London E2. They provide art exhibition space, theatre, avant-garde gatherings, cabaret, photographic shoots, filming & video location, live music events, multi media installation experiences, workshops etc.
Edited Wed 13 May 09, 12:19 AM by Esinem
| 16 May 09, 5:08 PM aeonflux UK(CT), 3 yrs  |
Hey I'm an artist's/sculptor's life model if you need any for this gig! please check out my profile aeonflux! cheers! |
| 3 Jun 09, 12:17 AM Esinem UK(SE), 12 yrs |
Sadly, Amrita can't make it. However, Manuel Vason and I are creating a special video for the event. I have just returned from teaching in Barcelona. There are several people coming from Spain, including Alfredo, who will be doing a show at the Festival. Alfredo treated us to a very dramatic suspension scene at Rosas last night and demonstrated some great chemistry, so I think his show will be well worth catching. A major benefactor to depraved young women in restricted circumstances. |
| 10 Jun 09, 1:33 AM Esinem UK(SE), 12 yrs |
The party on Saturday night, 27 June, will have continous bondage performances throughout the night from some of the West's top artists. Never has so much talent been presented in the UK, nor such a wide variety of styles from traditional to modern to performance art. If you have never seen shibari/kinbaku (Japanese bondage) be prepared to forget all your preconceptions about bondage.
A major benefactor to depraved young women in restricted circumstances. Edited 10 Jun 09, 1:36 AM by Esinem |
