Photographer Aaron McPolin researched the erotic art of Shibari to create a series of photography highlighting the grace of rope bondage.
The Doctrine is the doctrine of non-doctrine, The Practice is the practice of non-practice, The Method is meditation by non-meditation, And Cultivation which is cultivation by non-cultivation. This is the Mind of non-mind, which is wu hsin, The Thought of non-thought, which is wu nien, The Action of non-action, which is wu wei, The Presence of the absence of volition, Which is Tao. --- From "All Else Is Bondage" by Wei Wu Wei (1895-1986).
The Doctrine is the doctrine of non-doctrine, The Practice is the practice of non-practice, The Method is meditation by non-meditation, And Cultivation which is cultivation by non-cultivation. This is the Mind of non-mind, which is wu hsin, The Thought of non-thought, which is wu nien, The Action of non-action, which is wu wei, The Presence of the absence of volition, Which is Tao. --- From "All Else Is Bondage" by Wei Wu Wei (1895-1986).
"our cage we make a quire, as doth the prison'd bird, and sing our bondage freely" - william shakespeare
Ink and pencil on card. I have used Marguerite's pattern "Girders" in one small part. See this pattern here: www.flickr.com/photos/i_have_the_tangles/6019839258
H.R. Giger is an artist that was way fucking before his time, and his influence on underground and pop culture is HUGE! His art, in some ways, has shown the world where it was going before it even knew how to get there. He was able to mix fantasy with reality in such a powerful […]
The Doctrine is the doctrine of non-doctrine, The Practice is the practice of non-practice, The Method is meditation by non-meditation, And Cultivation which is cultivation by non-cultivation. This is the Mind of non-mind, which is wu hsin, The Thought of non-thought, which is wu nien, The Action of non-action, which is wu wei, The Presence of the absence of volition, Which is Tao. --- From "All Else Is Bondage" by Wei Wu Wei (1895-1986).
