Transience
Kintsugi (金継ぎ) is the Japanese practice of repairing broken ceramics using lacquer mixed with gold or silver. Rather than concealing damage, the repair remains visible, acknowledging an object's history through its fractures.
The egg, often regarded as one of nature's most perfect forms, has long symbolised fertility, creation, renewal and the cyclical nature of life. Across cultures and mythologies, it represents both potential and transformation. Yet its perfection is inseparable from its fragility: once broken, the shell can never be returned to its original state.
This series applies the visual language of kintsugi to the broken eggshell, transforming an object associated with delicacy and impermanence into one that bears the evidence of repair. Gold-filled seams become both structural intervention and drawing, recording damage rather than disguising it. The repaired eggs exist between vulnerability and resilience, inviting reflection on how beauty may emerge through care, repair and the visible traces of time.
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