Kintsugi of Discarded Life Remains I
- Year
- 2024
- Materials
- Tree bark, gold leaf
- Dimensions
- 13 × 6 in.
WORKS / 03
Gold illuminates the traces of damage,
revealing new beauty in what has been discarded.Kintsugi · 2024–2026

TRACES OF LIFE
Artist statement
Kintsugi embodies a philosophy of transforming imperfection and the history of breakage into a new form of beauty. Rather than concealing cracks and scars, it highlights them with gold, allowing the traces of damage to become part of the object's beauty.
In my work, I use discarded tree bark and gold leaf to give new meaning to what has been abandoned or considered useless. By revealing rather than hiding wounds and imperfections, I explore the possibility of healing, renewal, and transformation.