Hashira inversion

Model: Cath Afterdark
Rope and photo: Kirigami

Cath Afterdark kneeling on the tatami in front of the hashira, wearing a white blouse and red skirt

Cath Afterdark seated at the base of the hashira with her wrists tied above her head

Cath Afterdark seated in front of the hashira with raised bound wrists and ropes around her thighs, within a kinbaku session

Cath Afterdark seated with her wrists tied overhead and shibari ropes around her torso and thighs

Portrait of Cath Afterdark with her wrists tied overhead and a shibari harness around her torso

Cath Afterdark seated beside the hashira with her arms tied overhead and ropes wrapped around her torso

Cath Afterdark seated on the tatami with closed eyes, her wrists tied to the hashira and knees raised, in the kinbaku progression

Close view of Cath Afterdark seated with her head lowered and arms tied above her head

Cath Afterdark inverted on the hashira, seen from behind with her knees drawn around the post

Cath Afterdark inverted on the hashira with her torso bound and hair falling toward the tatami, within a kinbaku session

Cath Afterdark in a deep hashira inversion with bent knees and her face turned toward the tatami

Cath Afterdark in a lateral hashira inversion with her hair hanging above the tatami, in the kinbaku progression

Cath Afterdark seated on the tatami after the inversion, leaning on the hashira with her arms behind her back, within a kinbaku session

Cath Afterdark seated on the tatami with closed eyes, one knee raised and ropes around her torso

Cath Afterdark seated with one leg secured in a futomomo and the other bent, lit from the side

Cath Afterdark seated beside the hashira with one leg in a futomomo and a diagonal support rope

Cath Afterdark seated asymmetrically on the tatami with one leg in a futomomo and the support rope taut

Cath Afterdark seated on the tatami with one leg in a futomomo, looking toward the camera

This was our first shibari photoshoot with Cath Afterdark. The hashira, a vertical wooden post, became the focal point of both the composition and the ropework. The sequence begins on the floor, with Cath’s arms gradually raised above her head, and moves through a series of inversions around the post.

The photographs follow the transition from seated positions to inverted suspension, alternating wider views with close-ups of the relationship between body, ropes and structure. Towards the end, Cath returns to the tatami, where the ropework develops around one leg folded into a futomomo tie.

For another photographic sequence centred on the post, take a look at our shibari session at the hashira with Kuje.

You can watch some behind-the-scenes videos from this shoot on our Telegram channel. Visit our bondage Telegram channel page for the subscription link and instructions on how to enable access to the content.

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