Gabrielle knew from the start she wanted to work on ideas about breakage, the notion that broken things, people, and connections are worth repair. Ruptures can be mended. They can also open space for something resilient and unexpected to grow. And moreover, such repair/preservation is a shared effort. This goes against what we have learned to think about innate human behavior as brutal or selfish. More than ever before, our society prioritizes youth, novelty and survival of the fittest. ‘Joinery’ is an alternative to that mindset.

Although the wind 

blows terribly here,

The moonlight also leaks

between the roof planks 

of this ruined house.  

Izumi Shikubu