“I’m fascinated by the possibility of the manipulation of nature in the quest for beauty. It’s a kind of obsession. I’ve always been fascinated by gardening in the sense that trees can be trained into different shapes and I think that the body is a similar tool. It doesn’t happen overnight, although a corset can be donned on a very superficial level. But it also has another side to it which is a much deeper thing, understood I believe only by people who practice it. Because for as much explanation as you could possibly give, unless you really know what it feels like, it’s difficult to imagine. People are horrified by it on the one hand and fascinated by it on the other, by how it is humanly possible to be constricted. But in fact it’s a great comfort and extremely comfortable, if practiced correctly. Other people would disagree but I believe it is not harmful.”