The Kintsugi method and philosophy has been present in Japanese culture for over 400 years. Primarily used to repair damaged tea ceremony items like tea bowls and other sentimental ceramic ware. It is said that when an object is repaired with Kintsugi, the piece is now more beautiful for the damage it experienced. That the Kintsugi proudly shows the object has been on a journey. Over time, Western culture adopted this philosophical view of overcoming hardship and being greater for it by applying it to human emotions. For example: One is more beautiful for once being broken hearted or scarred etc.

The Kintsugi Sculpture project is about removing the Kintsugi from its traditional habitat and any analogises that the Kintsugi method or philosophy could be applied to. It is to celebrate just the Kintsugi; appreciate the material, form and how each sculpture becomes completely unique for no two broken items will break the same.

To accomplish this, a range of ceramic bowls was made to be sacrificed and broken. Each Kintsugi sculpture was made by meticulously soldering brass wire together, mimicking each of the bowls unique break line patterns exactly. Then through a process of hydraulic compression and hammering, the wire is flattened, textured and shaped. Finally each sculpture was gold plated with 24 Karat gold, giving them their distinctive Kintsugi finish.