{"product_id":"kintsugi-the-poetic-mend-9781912217991","title":"Kintsugi: The Poetic Mend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKintsugi\u003c\/i\u003e is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with a precious metal, usually gold, silver or platinum. The technique celebrates the history of the object and, rather than disguising a repair, highlights it and makes it beautiful.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eKintsugi\u003c\/i\u003e has come to the West, where it found fertile ground through its kinship with the current trend of 'make do and mend', as well as for its lyrical metaphoric loading, which has been used in areas such as psychology and therapy, well-being, music, and emotional healing and spirituality. It is also being presented as a model for sustainability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book explains what traditional \u003ci\u003ekintsugi \u003c\/i\u003eis and how it is done, giving historical examples and using interviews of traditional \u003ci\u003ekintsugi \u003c\/i\u003emasters in Japan. It reflects on the possible reasons for its development, looking especially at a cultural attitude of creativity through destruction. Different kinds of repairs will be discussed, including the earlier staple repair often seen in Chinese ceramic wares and the development of \u003ci\u003eyobitsugi, \u003c\/i\u003ein which shards from different vessels are pieced together in a patchwork, and other \u003ci\u003ekintsugi \u003c\/i\u003etechniques. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe underlying concept of \u003ci\u003ekintsugi\u003c\/i\u003e, which encompasses the \u003ci\u003ewabi \u003c\/i\u003eaesthetic of accepting the imperfect, has struck a chord in other fields such as fine art, textiles, graphics, and product design. The metaphoric richness of a broken pot made stronger and more beautiful is both universal and deeply personal. The book will discuss how this is being used in music and literature, with the inclusion of short works of fiction and\/or poetry separating the chapters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere have been recent ceramic exhibitions with a \u003ci\u003ekintsugi \u003c\/i\u003etheme, including Golden Seams at the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery in Washington DC. Other exhibitions outside of ceramics that have had a \u003ci\u003ekintsugi \u003c\/i\u003etheme include a photography and installation piece by Koo Stark at the Leica Gallery, London. An example of its metaphoric application can be seen in the Radio 4 programme, 'Mending Cracks of Gold' (part of the series \u003ci\u003eSomething Understood, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich presents 'ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life, taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through music, prose and poetry'), for which Bonnie was a contributor. There have been two TED Talks about \u003ci\u003ekintsugi.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Herbert Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912217991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176","brand":"Bonnie Kemske","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39521880080565,"sku":"9781912217991","price":32.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e3d9a053-bae3-4e12-b867-fda6b33f3c41.jpg?v=1616507141","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kintsugi-the-poetic-mend-9781912217991","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}