Large collection of leather & metal cuffs, collars, hoods, gags Warden's area Sink with mirror Fridge Microwave water, coffee & tea Towels, cleaning supplies etc. Added to a cultural climate wherein non-normative sexual practices and kink communities have more visibility and acceptance than ever before, the anonymity rendering qualities of the mask have been reframed from their original sadomasochistic connotations of degradation to represent that most rarefied of thrills- the pleasure of not being perceived.Intake/interrogation room Control center with:Ĭamera monitoring for each cell and areas Warden's desk Warden's necessaties to restrain/control prisoners Interrogation chair Mug shot/fingerprint area Lockers to store personal items Metal restraints gear wall Gallery with original gay art by zackĬell block Shower/examination area, with water hose Rimming chair 2 cells with prison toilets and sink Maximum security solitary cell (double door) Padded and soundproofed cell Wall & ground attachment points throughout Dungeon space* Entry area with gear lockers and gear wall Dungeon bed by with integrated St. Andrew's Cross Spanking bench Standing cage Small cage with head lock Puppy cage with double head lock Full metal isolation box Vintage operating table Bondage rack Bondage post Bondage chair Two electric hoists with suspension bars Leather sling Bondage gurney Lounge corner with leather sofa and pillows * Dungeon space configuration may change Gear Leather mail sack Leather body bag Strait jackets Violet wand kit Milking machine over 100 whips, canes and paddles. Bondage Gimp Costume Information Bodysuit, hood, boot covers, thong, gag and nipple clamps included 100 Polyester Nipple clamp size adjustable (handy) M, L. In our own times of Orwellian data surveillance, facial recognition software and the increasing blur of our IRL/URL selves, it’s no wonder that the potent symbol of the bondage hood has become the fashionable way to express our collective, existential angst – and further, no surprise that numerous cultural satirists, have cleverly recognised the garments potential to reflect the zeitgeist. It takes very little to turn it into a very versatile home dungeon. By concealing and taking away the wearer’s most defining and characteristic features, rendering them anthropomorphic and not recognisably human, the mask’s anonymity becomes a blank slate to project the fears and anxieties of the age- particularly ones surrounding desire, identity, gender, power, and surveillance. In my last post, you saw the power cage without modification. The enduring appeal of the gimp mask seems to lie in the object’s very facelessness. Bierendonck’s love of face obscuring garb even saw him co-curate the exhibition The Power Of Masks – featuring work from Jean Paul Basquiat, Cindy Sherman, and Picasso- at the esteemed Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam in 2017. The other Belgian, Walter Van Bierendonck has explored the gimp masks’ many guises since the 1980sfrom homoerotic symbol, sci-fi fantasy characters and colourful latex, Mexican wrestler inspired creations. Martin Margiela first tapped into the Jungian possibilities of the identity concealing garment at his debut collection for spring/summer 89, the omnipresent motif reappearing again in the jewel toned decadence of autumn/winter 95, the sheer, skull like offerings of spring/summer 96, the Maison’s anniversary collection in spring/summer 09 and the bizarro-baroque ornamentations of spring/summer 2014- the same year John Galliano became head of the label. It may not fall under hardcore BDSM activity just yet, but it can already be considered one. Further, harnessing and exploring some of the more nuanced and complicated psychological aspects that make the bondage hood so subversive (and dare we say it, unsettling). Most kinky sex started with the use of a harmless blindfold.
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