Shibari & photography in Stockholm: meet Knotty Experience
Meet Knotty Experience, a Stockholm shibari rigger and erotic photographer offering consent-led rope and photoshoot experiences on Sensuali. Discover a space where your pleasure and self-expression come first.
By Isobel Clark & Knotty Experience
3 min read
27 February 26
Updated 19 October 26
3 min read
Updated 19 October 26
Knotty Experience is a Sweden-based shibari practitioner and rope artist working under an alias. For nearly seven years, he has focused on shibari as both practice and discipline, developing a consent-led approach rooted in structure, presence and technical precision.
As a Stockholm shibari rigger, his work centres on creating intentional rope experiences built on trust and clear communication.
Alongside rope, he brings over 20 years of experience behind the camera as a shibari photographer and Stockholm erotic photographer, often combining rope with photography and sensual bodywork.
His approach is calm and considered, offering carefully held spaces where vulnerability, aesthetics and embodied experience meet.
How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Pleasure dom, curious, presence.
Tell us more about yourself as a shibari photographer?
Hi. I’m Knotty Experience. Half the day I am an engineer, the other half I am a shibari artist, erotic photographer, pleasure dom and erotic massage therapist.
I tie people up and offer photoshoots and massage, making sure my counterpart is receiving pleasure and experiencing presence.
What services do you provide on Sensuali?
Shibari, erotic photography and sensual massage.
What was your journey into this world?
Nude photography and shibari taught me many things. Vulnerability and surrender can be incredibly freeing, and that is beautiful. Vulnerability is a positive trait.
What turns you on?
Giving pleasure and making my counterpart relaxed and happy. Hearing their laughter and moaning. Eye contact. Presence.
What do the first 60 minutes of your day look like?
Eating fruit, drinking water, meditation and breathing.
Why do you do what you do?
I love contributing to people’s happiness. That contributes to a better world.
What is an unexpected pleasure you discovered in your work?
I have always liked to give. I discovered that receiving is also very nice. I have found out that I can be a switch.
What should more people know about your work?
Six years of shibari experience taught me a lot about consent. At the end of the day it is about having a good experience.
In the days after a session, we should have good memories rather than regret. Regret comes from poor communication, unclear boundaries and pushing someone’s limits. On this topic I could write ten pages, if not more.
What’s your superpower?
Kindness and presence.
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Sources & further reading.
- Khodulev V et al., Cureus, 2023. Acute Radial Compressive Neuropathy: The Most Common Injury Induced by Japanese Rope Bondage. Nerve injury risk in rope work, behind his emphasis on technical precision and communication.
- Swedish Gender Equality Agency. Prostitution policy in Sweden – targeting demand. Sweden criminalises buying sexual services; relevant to paid erotic massage he offers.
- Pen magazine. Seiu Ito and the Bondage Revolution. Further reading on the history of Japanese rope bondage (kinbaku/shibari) and its link to photography and art, the core of Knotty Experience's practice.
Isobel Clark
Isobel is a writer and creative based in Paris. She has been working with Sensuali since 2022 and is deeply passionate about eroticism, kink, the feminine experience of pleasure and its place in art and culture. Originally from a Northern UK seaside town, she is naturally…
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For the last seven years, Knotty Experience has been working in the field of shibari, sensual massage and pleasure, helping and empowering people. He has also worked in photography for 20 years, supporting people to see themselves from a completely different perspective.
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