Kintsugi
2021-2023
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage.
After my recent surgeries, I thought of the concept of kintsugi as a perfect technique to mend my body and soul and overcome the feeling of loss. This work allowed me to accept my precious scars which I was left with and treat each of them as a unique break that soon would be filled.
The images correspond with each other in a similar way to our body and being. It is a never-ending conversation: light – dark, day – night, shapes, lines, dots and spots, deep breaths, in and out, like the curtain and the wind.
Revolving around the topic of the human body and mind, Kintsugi is a black and white photography journey through the process of healing and searching for the essence of resilience.
Text: Martyna Benedyka
Between Walls
the back wings
of the
hospital where
nothing
will grow lie
cinders
in which shine
the broken
pieces of a green
bottle
William Carlos Williams
Resilience
Three Graces (Youth, Mirth, Elegance)
Eine ganz andere Bedeutung
Gravitation
Cooperation
Skin
Nike of Samothrace
Atem
Composition I
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Breathing
Hiatus
Echo Cave
Desert
Human Nature
Kintsugi
Der älteste Planet
The Burghers of Calais
Window View (Palm)
