ШИ / ШІ / SHI
A Way of Seeing. Not philosophy. Not doctrine. Optics.
A book by a master of kintsugi — Денис Ржавский / Denys Rzhavskyi
Available now — three 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 English, Ukrainian and Russian editions.)
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.
Денис Ржавский / 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 main editions are on kintsugi.gallery; all are also available in major stores (Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo and others) via the store links on this page.
- Where can I buy the book?
- On kintsugi.gallery — English edition (/shop/shi-book-en), Ukrainian (/shop/shi-book-ua) and Russian (/shop/shi-book-ru). Spanish, Italian, and Indonesian — via the Books2Read links on this page.
- How much does the book cost?
- Approximately $4 USD on kintsugi.gallery.
- In what format is the book published?
- Digital ebook.
Six editions, one book
Choose your edition on kintsugi.gallery.