If you wanted to be coy about describing the work of Brazilian artist Fabio da Motta you would call it the art of Shibari.  It’s actually the Japanese word for bondage which da Motta combines with ikebana (flower arrangement) to produce some extraordinary images with excite worldwide fetish-enthusiasts and art lovers alike.  

In a recent interview with  Misterbwings.com a  queer fetish website,   da Motta explained how he became such a master in his art. “I’ve always had my fetishes, but my fascination with bondage really became apparent in my work, and my life, in 2015. I didn’t necessarily set out to be a bondage photographer, but I knew I wanted my work to have a combined aesthetic of sadism/porn and romance. The ropes, I discovered, just tied everything together nicely – pun intended! I felt comfortable with ropes, and I wanted to explore that universe to the fullest professionally. However, the more I worked with bondage, the more it started to trickle into my sex life, and I realized I wanted to explore it personally too. Today, I would say it’s about 50/50 – work and play.” 

Here are a few of our favorite images and can see more and follow him on Instagram  #mottabondage

P.S. The good news is that we managed to locate the trailer of MOTTA a short documentary made in 2020, the bad news is that at the moment we cannot find where it is screened online. Yet .