Embracing the dualism of human nature with all its flaws and imperfections is a transformative concept echoed in the Japanese principle of ‘Kintsugi,’ where brokenness is seen as part of an object’s history. 

Similarly, Bebárdo’s poignant portrait series, ‘Kintsugi Man,’ captures emotionally scarred individuals from diverse backgrounds, using scratches and damages inherent in vintage tintype photography to evoke powerful emotions. 

Inspired by his own experience in analogue photography, cutting up test strips in the darkroom, he found beauty in fragmentation and imperfections, to him manifesting the layered richness of human existence.