SPNKD Berlin | Where Desire Rules

In Full Bloom: A Tantric Ritual Photoshoot for Women

Sat, May 16 · 12:00 PM CEST

Studio Stellar, Urbanstraße 124, Berlin, DE

A ritual photoshoot, held in a group of women, witnessed and captured by photographer, artist and muse Jaqueline Louan. Every attendee takes home 10-15 professional photos of themselves.

Further info & tickets.
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Have you ever paused in front of a bouquet of flowers, allowing its abundance to fill you? The diversity. The intricacy. No petal the same. Flowers blooming in every color.
Have you ever felt the quiet erotic aliveness of a seed sprouting, reaching from the darkness into the light, ready to open to the sun?

Ready to be witnessed. To be seen by another.

In this ritual photoshoot, we enter the energy of blooming. Of softening open. Of allowing your petals to receive the warmth and richness of life. This is a living painting, your body and energy as the canvas. Your fullness. Your sweetness, your thorns, the untamed weeds of your vibrant core. So many of us long to be seen… yet when attention arrives, we contract. We hide. We close.

In Full Bloom is an invitation to gently open again. Through carefully guided practices, you will be led deeper into your natural expression.

We will explore the art of being seen; allowing what is present, perhaps even beginning to enjoy it.
Can you let yourself be witnessed exactly as you are? Can you lean into the version of yourself you long to embody?

Because you are both: a Work in Progress and a Masterpiece. By the end of this journey, you will feel more connected. More alive. More magnetic. A living work of art. You will hold photographs that remind you of your aliveness.

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What to expect

You will receive approximately 10–15 professionally edited images of yourself in your full bloom, captured by Jaqueline Louan. There will also be a selection of beautiful group images. Some may be shared online, with the option for you to remain anonymous by covering your face. Clear guidance will be given in those moments.

Additional photography rights for commercial use are available upon request. Otherwise, all images are intended for private use (including sharing on your personal social media). We will co-create a lush, sensual setting with fruits, flowers, and textiles, an immersive, aesthetic space to support your unfolding.

A contract outlining all guidelines and agreements will be shared with you in advance and signed on the day. Light snacks and drinks will be lovingly prepared for you.

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Dresscode & what to bring

The dress code is colorful lingerie: an expression of your essence, like a flower in a wild, blooming meadow. You are asked to bring a bouquet of flowers that resonates with your aliveness. Make yourself a gift. What draws you in? What awakens your senses? Which flowers call you into deeper presence with this moment?

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Your host: Jaqueline Louan

Jaqueline Louan is an artist for the human heart. She is a muse that sees the muse in you and wants to awaken your ever-flowing oceanic nature. Her creations are a fusion of ritual and photoshoot, with the intention to dive deep into the mysteries of existence and to elevate the love for our human form and flesh. She weaves threads of enchantment and knows how to spark that flame in your soul that is here to burn in devotional prayer. She weaves spaces of enchantment, igniting the quiet flame within you that longs to burn in devotion.

Having held witnessing photoshoots across the world, Jaqueline has guided countless women into deeper connection with their own aliveness, expression, and truth.

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The First Tie: Rope Salon & Mixer for Solo Attendees

Sat, May 16 · 7:30 PM CEST

Studio Stellar, Urbanstraße 124, Berlin, DE

Some connections announce themselves in the very first touch of rope.

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A rope salon for solo attendees and others open to meet and mingle, experience Shibari (Japanese rope bondage) both in the form of a live session (improvised performance) and hands on through a series of guided exercises where you will be paired up with other solo attendees.

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More info & sign up —> for women/FLINTA | for men

PS: All are welcome and prices are equal for all. Separate tickets are there to keep a somewhat even balance in the room.

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The First Tie is an evening for the rope-curious to arrive unpartnered, meet, and see what can happen when a rope is passed between strangers.

Come alone, come open, come ready to notice who the room places in front of you. You might leave with a new practice partner, a new friend, or the beginning of something you didn’t arrive expecting.

In the spring of 2024, at the European Rigger & Model Exchange in Berlin, Ena and Roxu tied together for the first time. It was a rope speed-dating event: strangers paired briefly, then rotated on. Except they didn’t quite rotate. Something passed between them in that first tie that neither of them had words for yet. A few minutes of rope became a conversation, became a collaboration, became a life shared in and out of ropes.

This evening is, in some sense, a return to that moment.

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The Performance

Ena and Roxu open the night by taking the floor together for a live demo that reaches back toward that very first contact: the not-yet-knowing, the quiet listening, the slow discovery of another person’s weight and breath and edges through rope. A recreation of a first tie, performed now with all the knowledge of what it became.
It will be intimate to watch.

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A Mixer

After the performance, the evening opens into a mixer.

Through a series of short, guided exchanges, you will be paired with other guests to explore what it actually feels like to give and receive rope with someone you have only just met. Each round is brief.

Each pairing is different. The pace is unhurried, the pressure low.

What you are paying attention to is the space between two people when one picks up a rope and the other follows. You may be surprised by what you notice. You may be surprised by who you notice it with.

Ena and Roxu hold the room throughout, guiding each exchange with care and reading the energy of the space. Nothing is required of you except curiosity and a willingness to be present.

Timing
19:30 – Doors open, welcome drinks, arrival
20:00 – Doors close
20:15 – Welcoming introduction and setting of intentions
20:30 – Performance by Ena & Roxu
21:30 – Guided rope exchanges
22:30 – Open salon: conversation, connection, drinks and bites
00:30 – End of night
Snacks and drinks are served throughout the evening.

Level
Beginner friendly. No previous rope experience needed; Ena and Roxu will demonstrate a few simple opening ties to get you started. If you have tied before, you are equally welcome. The format rewards attentiveness over skill.

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Who this is for

Singles and individuals of all genders, sexualities, and bodies who want to explore rope without arriving with a partner, or who want to practice with people beyond their usual circle.

More info & sign up —> for women/FLINTA | for men