Kornél Kiss

Fragile Fragments

editorial design

The starting point of my thesis project, Fragile Fragments, is the Japanese philosophy of kintsugi. This approach stands in contrast to the perfection-oriented mindset often associated with Western culture. Within this perspective, cracks and fractures are not flaws to be concealed, but meaningful traces of an object’s history that can be openly embraced. Throughout the creative process, I explored the moment when unity begins to break down, yet its fragments reorganize into a new, higher-order structure. Rather than restoring a physical object, my aim was to investigate the deep, structural relationship between typography and text through this conceptual framework. In the publication, text moves beyond its role as a mere carrier of information. Typography becomes a form of visual kintsugi, where the dramaturgy of absence becomes an integral part of the work. Fracture lines, areas of white space, and deliberately expanded spacing between words are not decorative elements, but active components of the composition. They articulate states of uncertainty and trauma, while also suggesting the potential for renewal that emerges from them.

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Consultant: Csongor Szigeti G, Dorottya Vékony