Some shibari enthusiasts enjoy creating shibari art. One of the best in the world is famous Italian fashion photographer and shibari rigger Alberto Lisi, aka Hikari Kesho.
This video shows the “guerilla shibari” activity required to create a beautiful shibari living sculpture by Hikari Kesho in S. Marco Square in Venice.
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Kinoko Hajime is a professional shibari artist who travels around the world doing performances and teaching workshops. He is one of the current Japanese Shibari Superstars. This video was recorded in 2010 at Torture Garden in London. In this performance, he adds theatrical effects to his shibari rigging with specially treated ropes that glow brightly in ultra violet light.
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Kinoko Hajime is one of the current Japanese Shibari Superstars. He is a professional shibari artist who travels around the world doing performances and teaching workshops. This video was recorded at one of his performances in 2016 at Department H in Tokyo. His performances are very nice and frequently very theatric with special lighting, etc.
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Nina Russ is an Italian girl who fell in love with shibari. She has migrated to London and has become a student and partner with Esinem, who is a prominent London based shibari participant. She has become an excellent shibari model, rigger and educator. Both of them have studied with Japanese shibari masters, and have adopted the opinion that shibari should be performed like the Japanese masters, which they feel is the only true shibari. Most western riggers have moved on from this opinion.
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Here is one variation for constructing the strappado, demonstrated by Tracker Dan with Innovative Fiber Arts. Besides tying the model’s arms behind the back, it provides a chest harness that can be used to protect the model in case of a fall. Tracker Dan also demonstrates techniques to help protect the model from nerve damage that might be suffered during this tie.
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This is a short performance by Hikari Kesho in front of an audience in an art gallery, Vecchiato Arte. Hikari Kesho is a famous Italian fashion photographer, and an excellent shibari rigger. He regularly creates works of art with his models and the help of shibari rigging.
In this video he combines shibari performance art with the creation of a work of art, a living sculpture.
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Some people like to use shibari techniques with their model to create works of art. They use ropes to help their model get into positions they could not do without the ropes, creating living sculptures.
Alberto Lisi, aka Hikari Kesho, is an Italian rigger and famous fashion photographer. He is one of the best shibari riggers and photographers in the world, and regularly creates works of art with shibari rigging.
This is a behind the scenes video showing his use of shibari rigging to create a “living sculpture”, — a work of art.
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Andrea Ropes is an Italian rigger who has studied with Japanese Masters, and has adopted the Japanese style of shibari rigging into his performances. He now is a professional shibari rigger and performer, who travels around Italy and Europe, teaching workshops and doing performances.
This video is one of his performances at MoscowKnot 2015.
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This performance by Wildties and Redsabbath at the London Festival of Rope Art in 2015, reflects the change in style they have adopted since their early performances. They now incorporate more of a Japanese Shibari Style in their routines. This change includes more “use of ropes as a means of aesthetic erotic torture”.
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According to Riccardo Wildties, he and Redsabbath have changed their shibari style since this performance at the London Festival of the Art of Japanese Rope Bondage in 2012. He has studied with Japanese masters and since this performance has adopted more of a Japanese style shibari into their routines. However, I can see Japanese shibari influence in this performance. Can you?
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