Anastasia Afanaseva
Anastasia Afanaseva is a Russian rigger.
Era: 2020s
RIGGER · TEACHER · PERFORMER
Russian shibari artist, rigger, teacher and performer working publicly as afnseva. Anastasia's current Instagram and Telegram surfaces place her work between Moscow and Saint Petersburg and advertise individual shibari sessions, photo shoots and one-on-one or couples shibari education. BRUXA's 2023 interview presents Anastasia Afanaseva as a shibari artist, discusses her practice through photography, trust, communication, improvisation, safety and aftercare, and credits her as the featured shibari artist. Independent photography portfolios by Nikolay Paustovskiy and Egor Kaneev credit @afnseva as rope artist / shibari master, while the Shibaru Fest 2026 schedule gives her a workshop and performance trace in Moscow.
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Sources
- Instagram: Anastasia Afanaseva / @afnseva catalogue record
- Telegram: afnseva_shibari catalogue record
- BRUXA: The Art of Shibari catalogue record
- Nikolay Paustovskiy: KINBAKU series, part III catalogue record
- Egor Kaneev: SHIBARI catalogue record
- Sirin da Alkonost Telegram: Shibaru Fest 2026 schedule catalogue record
- NickFreerider Telegram archive: Shibaru Fest 2026 schedule catalogue record
Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Shibaru Fest.