Mark De Viate

Mark De Viate is a Australian rigger.

Era: 2000s

RIGGER · TEACHER · ORGANIZER

Sydney-based shibari educator, performer and community organizer, publicly active through DV8House from 2001 and Studio Kink Sydney from its 2015 formation. Studio Kink presents Mark as a co-founder and instructor, an advanced Japanese rope-bondage teacher / performer, a 2005 Austin Ropecraft Symposium teacher, a later Shibaricon presenter and a 2011 Toubaku performer. His public Studio Kink profile frames Osada Steve as a strong 2006 influence, places his rope style in Akechi Denki lineage context, and also notes time tying with Hajime Kinoko, Akechi Kanna and Yukimura Haruki. Studio Kink's online program includes Mark's Introduction to Shibari, Fundamentals and DV8 Hishi TK courses.

School: Independent

Influences (mutual or directional): Osada Steve.

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Studio Kink Sydney, Toubaku.