work
Kintsugi
| category | Photography |
| subject | Political / Social, Human figure |
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| base | 90 cm |
| height | 90 cm |
| depth | 0 cm |
| year | 2022 |
author's photo by Luisa Valeriani on plexiglass post-produced worked with acrylic and mixed technique unique work
“Do you also believe that the highest form of respect is global and inclusive?”
The work is born from the belief that the highest form of respect is global and inclusive, involving the person and all living beings and the space that hosts us, that we live and exploit. For this type of respect to be achieved, to be true and sincere, we must start by having respect for ourselves.
Kintsugi represents a shattered mirror, abandoned in an uncultivated meadow that reflects a discomposed image. The fragments that compose it are the symbol of a society torn to pieces by anger, carelessness, indifference, selfishness, greed, careerism, superficiality and ignorance; a society increasingly stunned by the deafening noise that clouds every perception both towards ourselves and towards others.
Only those who manage to free themselves from this altered vision are able to see and accept the true self with defects and weaknesses, merits and qualities, and can really begin to look at themselves with respect and tolerance, and then turn their gaze to others with the same feeling.
If this were to happen, for each and every one of us, the fractures would begin to heal as in the art of Kintsugi. Like the gold dust of the ancient Japanese technique, it enhances the new nerves created and no longer represents the end but a new life, so the scars, the pain, the experience of this society, would become precious signs that through will, commitment and resilience, would rebuild a healed, better society.
“Do you also believe that the highest form of respect is global and inclusive?”
The work is born from the belief that the highest form of respect is global and inclusive, involving the person and all living beings and the space that hosts us, that we live and exploit. For this type of respect to be achieved, to be true and sincere, we must start by having respect for ourselves.
Kintsugi represents a shattered mirror, abandoned in an uncultivated meadow that reflects a discomposed image. The fragments that compose it are the symbol of a society torn to pieces by anger, carelessness, indifference, selfishness, greed, careerism, superficiality and ignorance; a society increasingly stunned by the deafening noise that clouds every perception both towards ourselves and towards others.
Only those who manage to free themselves from this altered vision are able to see and accept the true self with defects and weaknesses, merits and qualities, and can really begin to look at themselves with respect and tolerance, and then turn their gaze to others with the same feeling.
If this were to happen, for each and every one of us, the fractures would begin to heal as in the art of Kintsugi. Like the gold dust of the ancient Japanese technique, it enhances the new nerves created and no longer represents the end but a new life, so the scars, the pain, the experience of this society, would become precious signs that through will, commitment and resilience, would rebuild a healed, better society.
