marie sauvage

SHIBARI

interview and photography by OLIVIER ZAHM
performance by MARIE SAUVAGE
featuring REGINA DEMINA

a new generation of feminist artists is reinventing the japanese tradition of shibari, creating a more inclusive experience and trans­forming the body into a living sculpture for sensual moments or public performances.

OLIVIER ZAHM — Marie, how did you first get involved in bondage?
MARIE SAUVAGE — I’ve always been fascinated with Japanese culture and human sexuality, and I found shibari to be at the intersection of both. I had noticed that there are no female shibari artists who perform in public spaces. So, when I went to Japan, I found a shibari master named Hajime Kinoko, asked him to become my teacher, and he accepted me as his apprentice. And that’s how I got into it.

OLIVIER ZAHM — How did you find this master?
MARIE SAUVAGE — I just did an old-fashioned Internet search….