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Director, Strategic Philanthropy, Milken Institute
Nate Blaylock
Chief Technology Officer, Canary Speech
Grace Chang
CEO, Kintsugi Mindful Wellness, Inc.
Olivier Elemento
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Cornell University
Mark Hasegawa-Johnson
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois
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Kintsugi: The Art of Embracing Imperfection
Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese art form that highlights the aesthetic and philosophical significance of embracing imperfections. When an object breaks, its repair through Kintsugi can make it even more beautiful and personal. By using lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, the cracks and flaws are transformed into unique features, telling a story of resilience and renewal. This practice teaches us to appreciate the history and beauty in the repaired, celebrating the journey of transformation.
Poem:
In broken pieces lay the story,
Of shattered dreams and fading glory.
With golden seams, we mend the past,
Creating beauty meant to last.
From fractures bloom a brighter hue,
Imperfections cast anew.
Each line a testament, strong and true,
To life's embrace of old and new.
Haikus:
Cracks filled with gold shine,
Mended hearts and souls align,
Beauty in decline.
Broken pieces glow,
Golden veins in art bestow,
Healing we bestow.
Cha-ire (茶入) (tea caddy) : The cha-ire is usually tall and thin (but shapes may vary significantly) and has an ivory lid with a gold leaf underside. Cha-ire are usually ceramic, and are stored in decorative bags called Shifuku.
The Cha-ire tea caddy is used when making thick tea called Koicha for the guests. As the Cha-ire is considered to be a high ranking piece of tea equipment (more about: tea utensils ranking), it is ritually cleaned with the Fukusa before scooping out the powdered green tea. Shokyaku will ask for Haiken, or viewing, of this tea caddy when all guests have finished drinking.
Chasen (茶筅) (whisk) : Tea-whisks are carved from a single piece of bamboo. Though they are a necessary part to serve tea, Chasen whisks themselves aren't considered as Dōgu.
Chasen are made of three kinds of bamboo: They are either made of smoked bamboo, fresh bamboo, or dried bamboo, and their heads are either fine, medium, or rough. Which type of Chasen one uses, depends mainly on the type of tea served. Types of tea are thick tea Koicha, or thin tea Usucha.
Chawan (茶碗) (tea bowl) : Arguably the most essential implement; without these, tea could not be served or drunk at all. Chawans are available in a wide range of sizes and styles, and different styles are used for thick and thin tea. Shallow bowls, which allow the tea to cool rapidly, are used in summer; deep bowls are used in winter to keep the green-tea hot for longer time. Bowls are frequently named by their creators or owners, or by a tea master.
Bowls over four hundred years old are said to be in use today, but probably only on unusually special occasions. The best bowls are thrown by hand, and some bowls are extremely valuable. Irregularities and imperfections are prized: they are often featured prominently as the "front" of the bowl. Broken tea bowls are painstakingly repaired using a mixture of lacquer and other natural ingredients. Powdered gold is added to disguise the dark color of the lacquer, so this repair is often referred as Kintsugi or "joint with gold", and additional designs are sometimes created with the mixture. Bowls repaired in this fashion are used mainly in November, when tea practitioners begin using the Ro, or hearth, again, as an expression and celebration of the concept of Wabi, or humble simplicity.
Death Cab for Cutie performing at Amoeba Music on March 31, 2015, celebrating the release of their new record Kintsugi.
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Poetically translated to “golden joinery,” kintsugi, or Kintsukuroi, is the centuries-old Japanese art of fixing broken pottery.
This unique method celebrates each artifact's unique history by emphasizing its fractures and breaks instead of hiding or disguising them. In fact, kintsugi often makes the repaired piece even more beautiful than the original, revitalizing it with a new look and giving it a second life.
but unfortunately not all broken things can be fixed by gold..
it’s quite intriguing to repair our own loss, pain, sorrow, heartache and traumas.. and all the damage that has been done.. only not to one person but also to our nature..
I think for this subject “TRUE LOVE” is love that causes us pain, that hurts, and yet brings us “JOY”
‘LOVE’ and ‘ACCEPTANCE’ and ‘FORGIVENESS’ also signifies to give us strength and confidence..
I think that is the most powerful that can eliminate broken things.
ー-Ⓒᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ X Chizuru Nakagawa
MUSIQUE
JE 05 AVRIL 2018
Dans le cadre du festival Détours de Babel 2018 — www.detoursdebabel.fr
Serge Teyssot-Gay
Kakushin Nishihara
Gaspar Claus
Le Kintsugi, c’est d’abord un art japonais qui vise à sublimer, au moyen d’une laque saupoudrée d’or, la réparation d’un objet brisé. Les traces de cette réparation deviennent alors d’harmonieux témoins d’un passé, marquant sa renaissance au monde. Kintsugi, c’est aussi une rencontre
enchantée entre la France et le Japon avec un trio de musiciens
d’exception aux horizons singuliers. Le guitariste tout-terrain Serge Teyssot-Gay, cofondateur du groupe rock Noir Désir, le violoncelliste Gaspar Claus, entretenant des rapports fusionnels avec son instrument, qui, la saison dernière nous a offert avec son père Pedro Soler, grand guitariste flamenco, un concert unique, et la surprenante chanteuse et joueuse de biwa japonaise Kakushin Nishihara, tokyoïte, maîtresse punk d’un héritage archaïque. Cette dernière va puiser dans le mouvement fou des mégapoles et des grandes catastrophes universelles, l’essence même d’une tradition aussi maîtrisée que sauvage. Sa voix et les cinq cordes de son biwa fascinent et ressuscitent les Yokais (fantômes japonnais) et les samouraïs d’une époque qui disparaîtra le jour où elle ne sera plus chantée ! Unis par les cordes de leurs instruments, ils nous invitent, par cette musique, à nous rapprocher tels les liens dorés du kintsugi…
© Paul Amouroux
An exploration of designing for meaningfulness, combining traditional craft (kintsugi) with electronics and interaction. www.meaningfuldevices.com
Created by Vanessa Julia Carpenter with FabLabRUC (Dzl) (fablab.ruc.dk), FabCafe Tokyo (fabcafe.com/tokyo/), and Kintsugi Artist Kurosawa (kurovsya.com).
The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.
- Havelock Ellis, physician, writer, and social reformer (2 Feb 1859-1939)
Kintsugi: The Art of Embracing Imperfection
Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese art form that highlights the aesthetic and philosophical significance of embracing imperfections. When an object breaks, its repair through Kintsugi can make it even more beautiful and personal. By using lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, the cracks and flaws are transformed into unique features, telling a story of resilience and renewal. This practice teaches us to appreciate the history and beauty in the repaired, celebrating the journey of transformation.
Poem:
In broken pieces lay the story,
Of shattered dreams and fading glory.
With golden seams, we mend the past,
Creating beauty meant to last.
From fractures bloom a brighter hue,
Imperfections cast anew.
Each line a testament, strong and true,
To life's embrace of old and new.
Haikus:
Cracks filled with gold shine,
Mended hearts and souls align,
Beauty in decline.
Broken pieces glow,
Golden veins in art bestow,
Healing we bestow.