Kintsugi: Journey of fracture, healing, and hope

Original article | Published: January 18, 2025

Stepping into Level 23, Cinnamon Life Colombo and coming face to face with Anoma Wijewardene’s Kintsugi – the panels, the poetry, the power – felt like walking into the middle of a whispered yet deeply meaningful conversation. This exhibit of paintings, video and laser-cut prints on a mirror base, which was first presented at the 58th Venice Biennale by the first solo Sri Lankan artist invited to do so, takes its name and spirit from the Japanese practice of repairing broken ceramics with gold.

In a world where the cracks are becoming increasingly evident, Wijewardene’s work resonates immediately and strikes a chord in exactly the right place – the mind’s heart – as she reminds us through compelling visual, textual and auditory media that a fractured world need not end; it will be repaired, with a reminder of its brokenness being ever-present.

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