ШИ / ШІ / SHI
A Way of Seeing. Not philosophy. Not doctrine. Optics.
A book by a master of kintsugi — Denys Rzhavskyi
Available now — six editions
EspañolSHI · Una manera de mirar
ItalianoSHI · Un modo di vedere
Bahasa IndonesiaSHI · Sebuah Cara Memandang
- Title
- SHI / ШИ / ШІ · 四 · 死
- Author
- Denys Rzhavskyi
- Editions
- English · Ukrainian · Russian · Spanish · Italian · Indonesian
- Format
- Digital ebook
- Pages
- 246 pages
- Status
- Available now
- Price
- ≈ $4 USD on kintsugi.gallery
SHI — a book by kintsugi master Denys Rzhavskyi on the four pillars a person stands on: love, death, time, presence. Not philosophy, not doctrine. A way of seeing.
Most of our lives we don't love — we hold. We don't live our time — we spend it. We stand waist-deep in our own lives and somehow miss them.
SHI is a book by kintsugi master Denys Rzhavskyi. Kintsugi is the Japanese craft of mending broken pottery with gold so the seam shows — bright, unhidden. Afterwards the piece is worth more than it was whole.
This book does the same with people. It stands on four pillars — love, death, time, and presence — and the Japanese word SHI hides two meanings that sound alike: four (四) and death (死). Short chapters, each ending in a single sentence to carry with you. Not philosophy, not doctrine. Optics — a way of seeing.
The broken can be put back together. Not as it was, but as something new, with gold along the seams.
(The book is published in six editions — English, Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish, Italian and Indonesian.)
Four pillars
Stop holding. Begin loving.
Memory of the end gives weight to the day.
The one currency you can give as a gift.
Finally arriving in your own life.
Denys Rzhavskyi
A master of kintsugi
Denys Rzhavskyi is known as a master of kintsugi. He doesn't work with ceramics — he works with people: gathering what's broken and growing, out of the cracks, something that wasn't there before — not a copy of the old, but a new form with a gold seam where the blow landed. SHI is his first book. Not philosophy, not doctrine. A way of seeing.
FAQ
- In which editions is the book available?
- The book is published in six editions — English, Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish, Italian, and Indonesian. The English, Ukrainian and Russian editions are also on kintsugi.gallery (https://kintsugi.gallery/shop/shi-book-en, https://kintsugi.gallery/shop/shi-book-ua, https://kintsugi.gallery/shop/shi-book-ru); all six are available via Books2Read and Google Play.
- Where can I buy the book?
- On kintsugi.gallery for the English, Ukrainian and Russian editions, and on major stores via Books2Read and Google Play for all six languages.
- How much does the book cost?
- Approximately $4 USD on kintsugi.gallery; store prices vary.
- In what format is the book published?
- Digital ebook.
Six editions, one book
Choose your edition on kintsugi.gallery or your favorite store.