Renée de Sans
Renée is a visual artist whose work focuses on the body as a site of narrative, emotion, and presence. She explores identity, gender, and vulnerability, drawing on her experience as a trans femme. Her practice combines aesthetic precision with attunement to sensation and emotional nuance, transforming personal and shared vulnerability into moments of connection and resonance.
In her rope work, she engages both perspectives — being tied and tying others — combining technical skill with the subtle dynamics of trust, touch, and dialogue. She treats ropes as a medium for presence, emotional intensity, and storytelling. Through workshops, performances, and visual projects, she aims to create spaces where bodies of all identities can explore connection, play, and self-expression.
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Join us to take your very first steps in learning Japanese-inspired rope bondage within a closed group setting. This weekend intensive course is designed for absolute beginners with no prior knowledge whatsoever and gives more structure and time to learn than our drop-in classes. René de Sans will be your guide and teacher and will...
You have taken your first steps in rope bondage and would like to learn some more structures and principles? Fantastic! In this weekend class, René de Sans will guide you through learning your first harnesses. René will guide you in constructing your first upper body harnesses such as the classic TK but also show you...
What is rope all about? Is it the feeling of being captured or the touch of rope on skin? Is it aesthetics and beauty? Or emotion and connection, a way to create a bubble? Is tying about nerding out on ties and the rope we make them with? Come to this workshop to find out...
What is rope all about? Is it the feeling of being captured or the touch of rope on skin? Is it aesthetics and beauty? Or emotion and connection, a way to create a bubble? Is tying about nerding out on ties and the rope we make them with? Come to this workshop to find out...
In this intensive workshop, René de Sans will teach you all you need to know about uplines. You will be shown how to lock off safely from the top and below, in carabiners, rings and bamboo. This is your first and arguably most important skill to move towards rope suspension work, no matter if...
What is rope all about? Is it the feeling of being captured or the touch of rope on skin? Is it aesthetics and beauty? Or emotion and connection, a way to create a bubble? Is tying about nerding out on ties and the rope we make them with? Come to this workshop to find out...
Have you become interested in trying out Japanese-inspired rope bondage? Then join us for a weekend-long deep dive into this fascinating practice. Together we will explore the vastness of rope bondage. We will talk about its history and development, about the reasons why people like to tie and be tied. We will experience rope on...
Welcome to the world of rope bondage, friend! It's wild and fun out here and we are thrilled to be your point of entry. This weekly class is designed for anyone who would like to learn about Japanese-inspired rope bondage/shibari/kinbaku whether you see yourself in the role of the person tying or being tied. We...
Sometimes rope isn't the appetizer it's the main dish This class offers you practical skills on how to simply and effectively incorporate sex toys into rope. Demonstrations include DIY strap-on harnesses, hands-free vibrators, how to incorporate anal hooks into positions and ties, butt plug panties - and crotch ropes for every body! Happy victim in...
Photography stands as one of Shibari's most influential art forms, tracing its roots from the first black-and-white photographs in Japan's Kitan Club magazine to the contemporary works of artists like Nobuyoshi Araki and Norio Sugiura. However, it also serves as one of the most deceptive mediums for depicting Shibari, often leading to misunderstandings and complications....
This is a workshop on "passive" bottoming for all body shapes. We will figure out when to relax, when to support your own body, and when to help the person tying you. The intention of the workshop is to make potato sacking possible for everyone and to find pleasure in taking space. Demo-rigger. René de...
Delve into the world of chastity play and locking away penises — a blend of power dynamics and psychological mind play. Chastity play has surged in popularity within the kink community, and for good reason. As we navigate the intricacies of this kink, it becomes evident that chastity play is more than just locking away...












