Kintsugi: The Art of Repairing with the Spirit of Time.
Approaching kintsugi means embracing much more than a technique: it is a journey into the philosophy of imperfection and restoration. However, those who engage with this practice today must understand that what is often presented in our time is a modern reinterpretation.
In medieval Japan, kintsugi was not merely about aesthetics or decoration. It was an authentic response to the need to give new life to a cherished object, imbuing it with a new soul through the care of repair. Today, this practice sometimes risks being reduced to a stylistic exercise, but its heart beats elsewhere: in the spirit with which the object is restored.
It is this profound need to preserve and enhance what has been damaged that brings forth the art, spontaneous and unique. It is not so much about "how" the restoration is carried out but "why" it is done. Only by approaching kintsugi with this awareness can one grasp its authentic and transformative essence.
Repairing is not merely a technical act but a dialogue between the past of the object and the present of the person who receives it. And within this dialogue lies the true essence of the art of kintsugi.