Kintsugi comes from the Japanese Kin (gold) and Tsugi (joint), and literally means: gold joint. This ancestral technique, discovered in 15th-century Japan, involves repairing broken ceramics with lacquer, and highlighting the scars with real gold powder. Cared for, then honored, the broken object can paradoxically become stronger, more beautiful and more precious.
.Alejandra Pizarnik
Kintsugi art technic
‘When I spoke out, I was told to keep quiet. When I filed a complaint, I was told it was too late. When I asked for my criminal record, I was told to wait. I still don’t know whether my assailant was confronted with my testimony, or whether I’m his only victim. All I know is that I’ve always hated that submissive little girl, so little life. Thanks to her talent, Laetitia Lesaffre has finally given me what’s essential: a child’s soul.’
Stéphanie Khayat
Journalist and writer
‘When I spoke out, I was told to keep quiet. When I filed a complaint, I was told it was too late. When I asked for my criminal record, I was told to wait. I still don’t know whether my assailant was confronted with my testimony, or whether I’m his only victim. All I know is that I’ve always hated that submissive little girl, so little life. Thanks to her talent, Laetitia Lesaffre has finally given me what’s essential: a child’s soul.’
Stéphanie Khayat
Journalist and writer
For so many years, I’ve been circling in my cage,
my dreams filled with murder and revenge.
Until the day when the solution finally appeared, right there,
before my very eyes, as if it were self-evident:
catch the hunter in his own trap,
lock him in a book.
Vanessa Springora
Editor et writer