Breaking, in its rawest form, is often perceived as an irreversible rupture, a moment of loss and collapse. Yet, destruction can paradoxically serve as a transformative act — a necessary break that allows freedom from strict expectations. Beyond the Break does not speak of decay but of reconfiguration, where brokenness is neither mourned nor concealed but embraced as a powerful force capable of forging new paths.
In a world dominated by rigid structures, the very notion of breaking free from preordained forms becomes a radical act. The patriarchal system, with its insistence on conformity and control, demands that individuals fit into prescribed roles and submit to structures of dominance that leave little room for fluidity and self-definition. This act of rupture is not simply an assertion of personal autonomy but also a rebellion against the systemic structures that perpetuate inequality and limit freedom. In the process of fragmentation and reconnection the work rejects imposed ideas of wholeness and embraces the freedom to evolve.
In this work rooted in the craft of ceramics, fragmentation is not a retreat into past traditions of restoration, such as the delicate practice of kintsugi, where cracks are lovingly filled with gold. Instead, it is a deliberate and defiant act—an expression of disruption that does not seek to smooth over or heal the wound, but to expose it, to celebrate the power in its incompleteness. The broken pieces are reassembled in ways that resist homogenization, filled with experimental materials that give voice to new possibilities. In this radical act of assembly, there is no nostalgia for wholeness—only a reimagining of what it means to exist beyond the boundaries of traditional forms.
On a personal level, each break, each fracture, is a deeply transformative experience—an uncomfortable yet necessary passage. Every rupture is a redefinition, a painful but potent step toward a more authentic self. To break is to evolve, to peel away the layers that no longer serve, and perhaps for the first time, to discover a self that is more honest, more powerful, and more aligned with one’s true nature.
