Archive of 31 Kinbaku Photographs and 2 Typed Letters Signed, Supplied to Jurgen Boedt for Secret Magazine, Fetish Photo Anthology, and Extreme

Los Angeles: Master K, 1999-2002.
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28cm x 22cm. 31 inkjet prints on glossy photographic paper, one signed and captioned in pencil on verso, the majority with printed copyright and title labels affixed to verso. Accompanied by a six-leaf printed article and two single-page typed letters signed.

Archive of kinbaku photographs supplied by Master K to Jurgen Boedt, editor and publisher of the Belgian fetish magazine Secret, accompanied by two signed letters detailing their intended editorial use. The first letter accompanied twelve black-and-white photographs (“Each is an illustration of classical shibari”) and a printed copy of his article ‘A Brief History of Shibari,’ subsequently published in Secret #20. It includes an authorial biography and acknowledges collaborators by name: “Although he usually only works with shibari enthusiasts, for this series of stills he collaborated with some of America’s best known fetish models. For helping in the mutual search for the artistic in the erotic he would like to thank: Devon, subgirl, Julie Simone and Michelle.” The second letter, warmly signed, accompanied further photographic contributions intended for two Boedt-edited hardcovers: the fourth volume of ‘Fetish Photo Anthology’ and ‘Extreme’, with Master K explaining: “I tried to combine the best of traditional kinbaku art with interesting photography in order to show the excitement, drama and passion felt by the truly engaged submissive. All the emotions shown here are real. There was no posing and everyone involved had a great time.” The material predates Master K’s book publications and documents an early phase of his public output and self-positioning within Western fetish publishing. He would later publish ‘Shibari, the Art of Japanese Bondage’ (2004) and ‘The Beauty of Kinbaku’ (2008; revised edition 2015), the latter translated into Japanese as ‘A Cultural History of Kinbaku’ (Suriensha, 2013). Beyond print, he served as rigger for the 2016 film ‘The Neon Demon’, starring Keanu Reeves and Elle Fanning, and was co-founder of the Los Angeles study groups Spring Tiger Ryu and LA Rope.

Some pages and prints with very minor general surface or corner wear. Very Good Condition.

AU$2,500.00

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