Panel Discussion: Kintsugi and Reconciliation

Explore how art fosters reconciliation and social integration, through a panel discussion featuring insights from three global visionary leaders—Maria Elisa Pinto-Garcia (Colombia), Lungi Morrison (South Africa), and Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie (Laos and Oregon). Through a close look at practical applications of the Japanese craft of repairing ceramics with gold, kintsugi (金継ぎ), and the Heart Maps methodology of using dialogue and drawings to positively shift perspectives and stereotypes, the conversation will highlight the transformative power of art and creativity to heal, repair and reimagine aspects of our humanity that may otherwise be labeled as “broken”.