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Broken? Workshop | February 2, 2023

In November 2022, I came across an open call by the Archipelago team for organizing a workshop, published in Piet's Nov edition. So I decided to write an email to them with an invitation on collaborating on a workshop exploring kintsugi and its connection to trauma. Luckily, they said yes, and we started working on the idea together. Although I don't have much experience in facilitating workshops, I was super eager to give it a try and talk with people about their thoughts on repairing broken things considering the analogy with Japanese wabi-sabi concept.

Title: ‘Broken? workshop'
Come join us for the 'Broken?' workshop, where we will be using the kintsugi technique to repair broken pottery and have a discussion about trauma and self-healing. You can bring any broken ceramic items you have, such as cups, plates, mugs, or vases, or even small wooden items or torn pages. Tea and homemade cookies will be provided to help us relax and enjoy the workshop. At the end of the workshop, you will have the chance to repair a broken object yourself. This is a collaborative and exploratory session, so we encourage you to bring your own thoughts and experiences to the conversation. We'll be keeping the group small and cozy, with a maximum of 10 participants, so be sure to RSVP to stoilovab@proton.me if you'd like to join us. We can't wait to see you there!

And so, we had our workshop on Feb 2nd at PZI. We were a small group of 6 people and started the workshop by enjoying a cup of tea and eating cookies and snacks. We chatted about the concept of repairing broken objects and it was a lot of fun as well. Definitely, would live to do another one in the coming months. It is always nice to have open conversations with people on topics that sometimes could be seen as too personal or unappropriated to discuss in small groups.

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-In mid-November last year I saw an open call invitation by the Archipelago team about organising a workshop with them. It was published in the Piet's Nov edition. At that time, I had an idea that has been sitting in the back of my mind for a while and I decided to reach out to them and see if it is something that they would be interested in organising together. Lukully, they said yes. :)
+In November 2022, I came across an open call by the Archipelago team for organizing a workshop, published in Piet's Nov edition. So I decided to write an email to them with an invitation on collaborating on a workshop exploring kintsugi and its connection to trauma. Luckily, they said yes, and we started working on the idea together. Although I don't have much experience in facilitating workshops, I was super eager to give it a try and talk with people about their thoughts on repairing broken things considering the analogy with Japanese wabi-sabi concept.
-A bit of context<br>
+[[File:Kintsugi-workshop.jpg|thumb|right]]
-Personally, I find some aspects of Japanese culture very interesting, and I like pottery objects and enjoy reading and talking about (healing from) trauma. During the pandemic, I discovered and started experimenting with 'kintsugi' - a Japanese practice that perhaps exemplifies the spirit of wabi-sabi best. I found that joining broken ceramic pieces back together and appreciating the beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete", became a way to cope with stress, recognise some traumatic events in my past and take action to overcome them. So kintsugi in a way brings these three interests into one concept. This workshop will also contribute to my personal research on trauma and may lay the foundation for future artistic practice. Not quite sure how tho but I would like to give it a try. To be honest, I have no experience in facilitating workshops like this one, and I feel a bit nervous about it.
+ Title: ‘Broken? workshop'
+ Come join us for the 'Broken?' workshop, where we will be using the kintsugi technique to repair broken pottery and have a discussion about trauma and self-healing. You can bring any broken ceramic items you have, such as cups, plates, mugs, or vases, or even small wooden items or torn pages. Tea and homemade cookies will be provided to help us relax and enjoy the workshop. At the end of the workshop, you will have the chance to repair a broken object yourself. This is a collaborative and exploratory session, so we encourage you to bring your own thoughts and experiences to the conversation. We'll be keeping the group small and cozy, with a maximum of 10 participants, so be sure to RSVP to stoilovab@proton.me if you'd like to join us. We can't wait to see you there!
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+And so, we had our workshop on Feb 2nd at PZI. We were a small group of 6 people and started the workshop by enjoying a cup of tea and eating cookies and snacks. We chatted about the concept of repairing broken objects and it was a lot of fun as well. Definitely, would live to do another one in the coming months. It is always nice to have open conversations with people on topics that sometimes could be seen as too personal or unappropriated to discuss in small groups.
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