Kintsugi is a risograph picturebook printed in zine format, and it is an expansion on the popular english expression “[like a] bull in a china shop”. Unlike its portuguese equivalent (“elephant in a china shop”), the usage of the bull in the english variant evokes a crime of anger, agression and passion.

This interpretation delves into the reasons why a bull would destroy a china shop: it explores the cycle of abuse, wrath, revenge and destruction. Beyond its first reading as an anti-bullfighting story lies a powerful metaphor for how we deal with and recover from difficult relationships.