Kintsugi
2021-present




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
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



Kintsugi Photobook

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Resilience





Eine ganz andere Bedeutung




Der Stuhl




Gravitation





Cooperation







Skin





Atem




Form I




Breathing






Echo Cave



Hiatus





Desert


Human Nature







Kintsugi








Der älteste Planet






Window View





 


Golden Repair




Form II







First Book