In traditional ceramic repair, there are various techniques used to rejoin or restore damaged objects. In Tametsugi (Urushi-Tsugi), the broken shards are finished with colored urushi, such as dark red bengara urushi or black kuro urushi. In Kintsugi, the breaks are highlighted with a visible finish, such as gold. In Yobitsugi, a fragment from another ceramic vessel is used to fill in missing sections. Different ceramics, glazes, and surfaces come together and, through the rep

Transience is one of the few experiences shared by all cultures. Yet how we view it, how we interpret it, and what images we associate with it differ fundamentally. Rafael de la Rica, White - Exhibition "Vanitas. Die Schönheit des Vergänglichen" In the European cultural sphere, the vanitas motif, among others, developed to address this. In Japan, wabi-sabi gave rise to a completely different way of dealing with time, aging, and imperfection. Both concepts revolve around the s

Wenn im westlichen Kontext von Wabi-Sabi gesprochen wird, geschieht dies meist mit einer gewissen Selbstverständlichkeit. Man meint zu wissen, worum es geht: Raue Schlichtheit, Unvollkommenheit, natürliche Materialien; ein Gegenentwurf zur Perfektion. Und doch beginnt genau hier bereits der erste Moment der Verschiebung.