Riccardo Sergnese
Wildties
Activities
Rome-based Italian rope artist and photographer. Involved in public performances, private sessions, workshops/classes.
Alternate Name(s)
Wildties; Riccardo WildTies, Riccardo Sergnese
Biography
c.? Became interested in alternative sexuality at a young age.
c.? Became interested in BDSM in his thirties.
c.? Impressed by the Japanese rope aesthetic and began following and learning about Japanese style rope bondage, mainly through books and videos.
2011: Co-instructor at Rome’s first bondage school, called Seiu Ito, and led by Stefano Laforgia. Performed at LegArti Festival, Italy’s first event entirely dedicated to rope bondage.
2012: Held his first international performance in Hyeres, France in February. This event represented the beginning of Kinbaku LuXuria project. Exhibited his bondage photographs at the Houston FotoFest International in the Art of Contemporary Shibari Exhibit in March. Performed at Bound in London in August. Performed again at Bound and at the London Festival of the Art of Japanese Rope Bondage in October. Performed and held classes in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia in November and December.
