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Shibari: eroticism on a tightrope

DOSSIER «LE SEXE SANS COMPLEXE» | Shibari means «to tie», «to bind» in Japanese. Close to BDSM, this practice originates from samurai torture techniques. Now practiced in clubs all over Europe and Japan, shibari has joined the realms of performance art and so-called "wellness" sports such as yoga, breaking away from sadomasochistic sexual practices. So how and why did eroticism find its way into shibari, and finally out?

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