‬Rope artist Rija Mae and acrobat Mali Nata meet for some innocent body painting.‬ Slowly Rija is adding her turquoise touch to the nervous yoga girl she is having in front of her.‬ Out of this innocent activity the intimacy between them is growing and all of the sudden Rija is‬ pulling out some rope.‬ She starts to tie the now curious Mali, with her hands in front of her chest. Mali doesn't know‬ what is coming next, or in general what is going on, she only has curiosity and the slow process‬ of realizing that she is losing control, losing the need to make decisions.‬ ‭

The wind on her bare skin and her open hair is giving goosebumps to the otherwise heated‬ situation. In a standing position Rija is tying the arms of Mali to the bamboo, stretching her to‬ expose her chest. Her legs are being woven in a tight mermaid-like tie. But the last rope is‬ ‭showing Rijas plan: Mali is pressured into a S-Shape, her back bend, kneed bend, ass high up in‬ the air and her arms high above her head. She can only shift from one uncomfortable position‬ to the other. Does she want to endure standing tip toe, pushing her thigh muscles and her‬ lower back? Or does she want to put all her weight on her arms?

Mali is super trained, as she is‬ a yogi handstand acrobat. But she is not used to being in a challenging position. Quickly her‬ muscles are showing the predicament she is in. But there was something: The bodypaint!‬ ‭

The two had a plan, Rija remembers. Slowly she is getting the colors, and the water. She‬ ‭definitely wants to take the chance of a model that is not moving under the tip of the brush.‬ ‭

There is so much more to draw, one leave after the other is added, as Mali starts to give us the‬ well known and so much wanted muscle tremor.‬ ‭With vibrating legs and arms her mind is still fighting, taking the last control she has in the‬ ‭situation by not giving in. As the last leave is drawn on the bare feet of Mali there is no control‬ left for her. She can just give in and accept to float! She is left with some marks and drawing to‬ keep her sensations and the memory from this session alive.‬ ‭

Cast: Mali Nata‬ ‭
Rope artist: Rija Mae‬ ‭
Camera and editor: Irina Vega‬ ‭
Music: Tschackert - Archenoir‬

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