Oh fresh Tea (from nicko)
Boy, do I want one of these.
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Northbound Leather, the ToroGRUE & Nuit Blanche
Days away, now.
I had a meeting at Northbound Leather yesterday with the lovely Enza, talking about the ToroGRUE and how Northbound could be involved. And, frankly, it’s more than I expected.
As well as being a part of their latest newsletter, the ToroGRUE is also posted on their site, on their Upcoming Events page. Scroll down a little bit and you’ll see the posting for the GRUE. (That’s my rope, A’s arms, and KK’s photography.) To buy a ticket for the ToroGRUE from Northbound’s website (yeah, they set that up for me as well… like I said, more than expected), click on the poster for X-Posed at the top of the events page and it’ll take you to a menu with the GRUE graphic. Click on that, and you’re on the purchase page.
They are also lending me a suspension frame for the day, which will be helpful for the session on suspension harnesses I HOPE happens. Everyone gets in to the Northbound Party that night, for more playful antics. I’m looking forward to all of it.
And later that night, Lord Morpheous will be hijacking Nuit Blanche with a three hour long piece called “Salon des Refusés partie deux” taking place at Koma Designs, 1239 Queen West, just a bit west of Dufferin on the south side. Graydancer will be joining the show and tying for some of that time. That’ll just be the beginning of the evening, with the Northbound Party & the rest of Nuit Blanche to follow.
a few of my favourite things
I found this image on a Flickr photostream I follow and immediately thought of posting it here. Three reasons:
1. I (rather often) drink coffee.
2. I (used to) design lighting.
3. I (very much) like rope.
A fourth reason might be that I really want to visit this particular coffee shop in San Francisco (when I can make my way out there, at least) and seeing this light fixture makes me want to visit there all the more.
(thanks to lc for the pic)
sexe moderne 2
A fibreglass sculpture by Philippe Meste, discovered accidentally tonight while reading Beautiful, Depraved for the first time. Solid, full-body containment. I love the aesthetic of this piece, and I love the sort of experience it represents for the ‘performer’ inside it. It was only after a minute or so of really examining the work that I realized the degree to which it functions as full-body bondage gear. That started me thinking about the crossover between bondage and performed art. A couple years ago I created a performance piece for a local Toronto alternative theatre festival that, in retrospect, was probably more self-restraint-focused than I realized at the time. It seems obvious now, when I look back on it. And the time, though, the bondage elements and aesthetics were not, however, the main focus of the piece – much in the same way as I don’t think the bondage is the main focus in Meste’s “sexe moderne 2″.
I’m curious as to where other folks find a similar sort of crossover. Art that isn’t playing with bondage or BDSM themes specifically, but which contain images or ideas that are – to a particular eye – unavoidably kinky. I could look to the physical endurance work of Vito Acconci, Stelarc, Chris Burden or Bob Flanagan… anyone else come to mind?
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A lifedrawing class for those who like their subjects a little on the racy side. Click the image above for more information.
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Tuesday September 14th
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