2018 Book Editorial note

Exquisite Torments: A Brief History of Japanese BDSM and Kinbaku Art

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Master K's illustrated companion to The Beauty of Kinbaku combines historical Japanese erotic art with a contemporary rope-photography portfolio by Michael Helms.

By placing woodblock prints and magazine illustration alongside newly made kinbaku photographs, the book shows how historical visual references are assembled within a contemporary practitioner's account of the art.

People & projects

  • Michael Helms photographer
  • Master K editor · Author

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