Nobuyoshi Araki: Kinbaku at Jablonka Gallery Berlin

Nobuyoshi Arakis exhibition at Jablonka Gallery in Berlin presents 100 blackandwhite photographs from the series Kinbaku. In Japan, Kinbaku is a traditional art form combining elements from the arts of packaging and of flower decoration (Ikebana). At first glance the photos of tied up woman seem to be in line with the Western concept of Bondage, but Nobuyoshi Araki has emphasized a contrast: Kinbaku (knots with ropes) are different from bondage. I only tie up womans body because I know I cannot tie u