Tamandua

Tamandua is a Swedish nawashi.

Era: 2010s

NAWASHI · TEACHER

Queer Swedish rope artist and kinbaku / shibari instructor based in Berlin, working with rope professionally since 2016. Teaches private classes in Berlin, group workshops abroad and online mentoring, performs, offers intimate kinbaku sessions and appears as an instructor on Shibari Study. His official schedule documents a 2019-2026 international teaching and performance trace through venues and events including Spektrum Reykjavik, EURIX, Tangled Rope Festival, Anatomie Studio, Prague Shibari Festival, Espacio Nos and Iridescent Studio Amsterdam. His practice foregrounds aesthetic expression, emotional / sensual intention, sadism, technical clarity and student individuality.

Influences (mutual or directional): Dasniya Sommer, WisDomme, NegraNoche, Stella Spei.

Collaborators: Faerie Bruises, Briki.

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Shibari Study, Helsinki Shibari, EURIX 2020s, Tangled Rope Festival, Anatomie Studio, Prague Shibari Fest 2010s, Prague Shibari Fest 2020s, Iridescent Studio Amsterdam, Ecole des Cordes, That Rope Place, Cats Downstairs Rope Salon, Spektrum Reykjavik, Espacio Nos, Luhmen d'Arc, Kinbaku Studio Munich.