Asia Bondage (Hardcover)
by Steven Speliotis (Author)
Synopsis
Several dozen Asian women -- well-educated, independent, liberated,
experimentally-minded, and familiar with the stereotype of the submissive Asian
female -- volunteered to participate in this highly- stylized fine art. In these
photographic images by a non-Asian male, they appear elegantly nude and often
intricately bound, often not just participating consensually but actually
controlling the scenario, and thus the imagery, while ostensibly surrendering
all power to another. These images are * a collaborative form of body art *
exemplify the traditional values of classic creative studio photography --
formal exploration, spatial drama, nuanced lighting, concern with chiaroscuro,
attention to textural detail These unusual partnerships succeed, the photos a
microcosm in which they move through and past stereotypes into a zone of
unexpected freedom and mutual empowerment. With an introduction by A.D. Coleman.
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