video, 16:9, 4:06 min
The work refers to the desperate search for the state of home and for the understanding of what it actually is.
Shibari is a set of bonding techniques commonly understood as non-conventional sexual practice. However, it is claimed to also have a relaxing effect on the body as it calms down the nervous system through deep pressure caused by the tying ropes. There is an aspect of being "forced" to stay still and surrender, focus on the sensations coming from the body and on breathing. All together these factors put the body in the "rest&digest" state which, from the physiological point of view, is the state of home.
There is a paradox in the interplay between being tied up in un unnatural, seemingly uncomfortable pose, of being enslaved and the actual effect of relaxation that is caused by the bonding. Just like the way we stay in unhealthy patterns of behaviours because they are familiar, home-like. For people coming from dysfunctional families, the sense of home is not necessarily linked to peacefulness but rather to constant mood swings between being safe and endangered. Given that, the state of home may feel tangled and unpleasant, nevertheless one is still driven toward what's already known.
The intent for the setting is to present a surreal, soft ambient in contrast to the unsettling, scattered editing and sound in order to cause a dissonance.
