Shibari Artist Pablo Bordons is a Tokyo-based rope artist who delves into shibari as a ritual and transformative practice. His performances meld rope, movement, and scenography to craft immersive experiences that blur art and ceremony. In 2020, he co-founded Hidden Layer Studio, further establishing his creative vision with Unbound, celebrating Tokyo’s underground art and music scene through the lens of rope. Pablo’s sessions utilize ropes for discovery, emphasizing the ritualistic and somatic to explore the body’s transformation and the illusory nature of boundaries.
