Golden Scars

• Prize
  Bronze in Fine Art/Special Effects
• Photographer
  Agnieszka Babinska
• Agency / Studio
  Academy Of Fine Arts In Gdansk
• Technical Info
  Analog Photography, Fabric Printing, Gold Leaf. 5 Fabrics 140cm X 225cm, 5 100cm X 140cm
• Photo Date
  2023-25

Seeing beauty in imperfections, Kintsugi (from the Japanese "kin", i.e. "gold" and tsugi, i.e. "to repair", "to connect"). The slow process of repair can be treated as a metaphor for human existence, which is not free from suffering, failures and weaknesses. The passage of time and painful experiences leave a mark on a person, but they create thair story, make them more beautiful and interesting. Kintsugi teaches that you should not be ashamed of your wounds and hide them from the world. You need to help them heal, and when the healing process is complete, wear them with pride.

Photographer, curator of exhibitions, teacher, assistant professor at the Faculty of Photography (Faculty of Sculpture and Intermedia of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gda?sk, Poland), where she runs the Staged Photography Workshop. She graduated in Photography from the Faculty of Multimedia Communication of the Academy of Fine Arts in Pozna?. She obtained a PhD in film arts from the National Film, Television and Theater School in ?ód?, Department of Cinematography and Television Production.