Kintsugi

  • Martyna Benedyka

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, textures and spots, deep breaths, in and out, like the curtain and the wind. Revolving around the topic of human body and skin, Kintsugi is a black and white photography journey through the process of healing and searching of the essence of resilience. (2022) 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
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Kintsugi by Martyna Benedyka
Martyna Benedyka
Visual & Sound Artist/Photographer/Soprano/Teacher