Kintsugi
Kintsugi--von Stefano Carnazzi
Wenn eine Schale, eine Teekanne oder eine kostbare Vase herunterfällt und in tausend Stücke zerbricht, werfen wir sie wütend und mit Bedauern weg. Es gibt jedoch eine Alternative, eine japanische Praxis, bei der die Bruchstellen hervorgehoben und aufgewertet werden, wodurch das zerbrochene Objekt an Wert gewinnt. Sie heißt kintsugi (金継ãŽ) oder kintsukuroi (金繕ã„), wörtlich golden ("kin") und Reparatur ("tsugi").
Bei dieser traditionellen japanischen Kunst wird ein Edelmetall - flüssiges Gold, flüssiges Silber oder mit Goldpulver bestäubter Lack - verwendet, um die Teile eines zerbrochenen Töpferstücks zusammenzufügen und gleichzeitig die Bruchstellen hervorzuheben. Die Technik besteht darin, die Fragmente zu verbinden und ihnen ein neues, raffinierteres Aussehen zu verleihen. Jedes reparierte Stück ist ein Unikat, da Keramik zufällig zerbricht und sich unregelmäßige Muster bilden, die durch die Verwendung von Metallen hervorgehoben werden.
Mit dieser Technik ist es möglich, echte und immer andere Kunstwerke zu kreieren, jedes mit seiner eigenen Geschichte und Schönheit, dank der einzigartigen Risse, die entstehen, wenn das Objekt bricht, als wären es Wunden, die bei jedem von uns andere Spuren hinterlassen. ...
Auch heute noch kann es bis zu einem Monat dauern, die größten und raffiniertesten Keramikstücke mit der Kintsugi-Technik zu reparieren, wenn man die verschiedenen Schritte und die erforderliche Trocknungszeit bedenkt.
Die Kintsugi-Technik legt viele Dinge nahe. Wir sollten zerbrochene Gegenstände nicht wegwerfen. Wenn ein Gegenstand kaputt geht, bedeutet das nicht, dass er nicht mehr nützlich ist. Seine Brüche können wertvoll werden. Wir sollten versuchen, Dinge zu reparieren, weil wir dadurch manchmal wertvollere Gegenstände erhalten.
Das ist die Essenz der Resilienz. Jeder von uns kann nach einem Weg suchen, traumatische Ereignisse auf positive Weise zu bewältigen, aus negativen Erfahrungen zu lernen, das Beste daraus zu machen und sich davon zu überzeugen, dass genau diese Erfahrungen jeden Menschen einzigartig und wertvoll machen.
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Kernfragen zum Nachdenken: Was bedeutet Kintsugi für Sie? Können Sie eine persönliche Geschichte erzählen, in der Sie die Schönheit in der Narbe einer geheilten negativen Erfahrung gesehen haben? Was hilft Ihnen, die Narben Ihres Lebens nicht als Störung seiner Schönheit, sondern als integralen Bestandteil zu sehen?
Originally excerpted from here.
SEED QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION: What does kintsugi suggest to you? Can you share a personal story of a time you saw beauty in the scar from a healed negative experience? What helps you see your life's scars, not as a disturbance of its beauty, but an integral part of it?
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13 Past Reflections
On Nov 23, 2021 NAREN KINI wrote :
Like most arts of the ancient and their tradition, I have always felt their real essence is deeper than the visuals or the aesthetics. Deeper sometimes are the scars and impressions in one's consciousness that over time percolates to the sub consciousness level and becomes the basis of all decisions and actions. Saint Kabir gave the example of a weaver and the potential flaws in the weave that leave a touch of being human. So have many in their creation of art as well. The best and the most effective tool that a human carries is also shown by nature - empathy and compassion. In the healing of a broken branch of a tree, in the recovery of a shock felt by a plant or an animal, it has always been nature's subtle but steady care and compassion. Sometimes it is the wind, sometimes the tender drops of rain and other times a human hand and music of nature that has helped heal.
When we as human make discussion of unseen scars and impressions as taboo and send them down a spiral, what ... [View Full Comment]
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On Nov 23, 2021 Victoria Crawford wrote :
My deepest desire was to be a 'bowl' that was without breaks. I saw that as 'whole' and so I tried for most of my life to hide my imperfections, brokenness and pretend I wasn't broken.It was painful and because I was/am broken and I could never, no matter how hard I tried, unbreak the bowl. When I saw the beauty of the mended bowls I felt my heart open. I felt a deep love and compassion arise as I looked deeply at the beauty created from the breaks. They were so interesting and I loved them.
Sue Cochrane, a beloved being, had written a piece on Kintsugi before she died. She had three examples in her story. One with a simple break filled with gold, another with a small piece missing with gold filling in the gap and a third with big pieces of the original bowl gone altogether. The third bowl had to have the gold plus other pieces of random china put in to fill the space. That is the one I most relate to. And interestingly enough, the one I find most beautiful............ [View Full Comment]
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On Nov 23, 2021 Jayne wrote :
All my scars are beautiful!As I Am pieced back together I cherish the lesson each fracture taught to renew, restore and recover my wholeness . Kintsugi(Golden repair)
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On Nov 23, 2021 Ricky Knue wrote :
Often it is the reflective light of the scars that another being sees and is drawn to, identifies with, and can find solace in when we focus on rising up from the brokenness. It has been my experience this happens over and over again in my current profession of high school teacher, and is the main reason I continue to show up.
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On Nov 23, 2021 Usha wrote :
Understanding the concept of impermanence and to celebrate it by recreating has beena way of being. My mom used to recreate beautiful cushions, table covers, mattresses, tapestry from old clothes. We learnt from her to reuse, recreate and renew the broken , torn and withered stuff. I took this concept to my workplace in reducing the wastage using the slogan. I love how it has been given a name "theart of Kingsugi". Things happen in life, leave alone materials,hearts break, but to learn to celebrate is something we can learn from this art and to know that every event, every creation is beautiful, it is what we make out of it. I use this practice of converting everything in your heart to love and this is what I see Kintsugito be.
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On Nov 20, 2021 David Doane wrote :
Kintsugisuggests to me that damage isn't the end, and a valuable new reintegration and new beginning is possible. I was cheated out of significant money by an employer years ago. The beauty in the scar from the greatly healed negative experience is my growth, my increased awareness of my participation and any victim's participation in victimization, and my increased compassion for the apparent wrongdoer. It has also taught me to not give up, there's a way to reap positive from a problem,realize opportunity in a problem. Hemingway said we are sometimes stronger at the broken places -- we are sometimes also more valuable and beautiful. What helps me see my life's scars as an integral part of beauty is knowing that shit happens -- that's life, that's part of the whole, and my challenge is to deal constructively with difficulties and wounds and make them be an integral part of my growth.
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On Nov 19, 2021 Jagdish P Dave wrote :
We all break precious items and we may feel anger, hurt, regret and despair. We create scars in us and in others. How do we deal with the broken parts of ourselves? Do we boil with anger or accept the scars and heal them? Do we hold on to the scars or let them go? I like to work on the wounds with a kind, compassionate and creative approach. I learn from the broken bowl of life. I repair it, protect it, and restore its wholeness. Dreams of life get broken. Relationships get broken. I believe in restoring it with loving and kind awareness. Suffering opens the door of healing.
During my relatively long life my bowl of life has been broken. My heart has been wounded. I wentthrough a depressive cycle. I felthopeless. The tender touch of my mother's loving hands brought life back to my life. Enkindled the light of hope. Helped me bounce back to the path of hope and lifted me from the pit of despair and misery. I leaned the power of resilience.
Life is like a web with different colors an... [View Full Comment]