Kintsugi - Riparare con l'oro

Kintsugi is a self-portrait project about the power of vulnerability and resilience. It is about celebrating the battles the soul has come through, accepting and honoring the scars that testify to how it has been shattered and has come together as more complete and precious. The title is borrowed from the ancient Japanese technique of repairing porcelain vessels accentuating the cracks with gold instead of concealing them. "Kintsugi" is part of a wider ongoing project on rebirth called "Rinascimenti Privati", that could be translated as "Private Renaissances". In Italian Rinascimento means both "rebirth" and the Renaissance, an era that witnessed the flourishing of the arts and intellectual activities after the Middle Age. Technique: Digital photographs, enhanced in the skin and tones in post-production. Each photograph is a limited edition Giclée Print on Hahnemühle paper, dimensions of the prints may vary between 150x100cm and 40x40cm. For "Kintsugi IV", "V" and "V - circle", gold foil is applied by hand at the end of the printing process.