honorable mention
Teresa Carnuccio italy
title
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The title is borrowed from the ancient Japanese technique of repairing porcelain vessels accentuating the cracks with gold instead of concealing them.
For the photographs Kintsugi IV and V, gold foil is applied by hand at the end of the printing process.
"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.
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entry description
"Kintsugi - riparare con l'oro" is a self-portrait series. 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.
For the photographs Kintsugi IV and V, gold foil is applied by hand at the end of the printing process.
"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.
about the photographer
I am a fine art photographer based in Naples, Italy. In my images I completely eliminate context (time, space and the subject's identity) so that the viewer can connect more deeply with the message or emotion I aim to convey. Keeping the narrative elements minimal also helps me get to the core of the condition I am investigating: looking at my own wounds from the outside I can consider vulnerability and struggle as a shared, universal state. Photography has been and still is a form of therapy to me.back to gallery
