Kintsugi
Kintsugi- por Stefano Carnazzi
Cuando un cuenco, una tetera o un jarrón valioso se cae y se rompe en mil pedazos, lo tiramos con rabia y pesar. Sin embargo, existe una alternativa, una práctica japonesa que resalta y realza las rupturas agregando valor al objeto roto. Se llama kintsugi (k 継 ãŽ), o kintsukuroi (金 繕 ã„), literalmente dorado ("kin") y reparación ("tsugi").
Este arte tradicional japonés utiliza un metal precioso - oro líquido, plata líquida o laca espolvoreada con oro en polvo - para unir las piezas de un artículo de cerámica roto y al mismo tiempo mejorar las roturas. La técnica consiste en unir fragmentos y darles un aspecto nuevo y más refinado. Cada pieza reparada es única, por la aleatoriedad con la que se rompe la cerámica y los patrones irregulares que se forman y que se realzan con el uso de metales.
Con esta técnica es posible crear verdaderas y siempre diferentes obras de arte, cada una con su historia y belleza propias, gracias a las singulares grietas que se forman al romperse el objeto, como si fueran heridas que dejan diferentes marcas en cada uno de nosotros. ...
Incluso hoy en día, puede llevar hasta un mes reparar las piezas de cerámica más grandes y refinadas con la técnica kintsugi, dados los diferentes pasos y el tiempo de secado requerido.
La técnica del kintsugi sugiere muchas cosas. No debemos tirar objetos rotos. Cuando un objeto se rompe, no significa que deje de ser útil. Sus roturas pueden volverse valiosas. Deberíamos intentar reparar cosas porque a veces al hacerlo obtenemos objetos más valiosos.
Ésta es la esencia de la resiliencia. Cada uno de nosotros debería buscar la manera de afrontar los eventos traumáticos de una manera positiva, aprender de las experiencias negativas, sacar lo mejor de ellas y convencernos de que son precisamente estas experiencias las que hacen que cada persona sea única, preciosa.
Preguntas semilla para la reflexión: ¿Qué te sugiere kintsugi? ¿Puedes compartir una historia personal de una vez que viste belleza en la cicatriz de una experiencia negativa curada? ¿Qué te ayuda a ver las cicatrices de tu vida, no como una alteración de su belleza, sino como una parte integral de ella?
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]