This artwork is inspired by the olive branch as a universal symbol of peace and by Kintsugi (golden repair), the traditional Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. This technique and its underlying philosophy view breakage and repair as an integral part of an object's history rather than a flaw to be hidden.
Despite all the difficulties involved in joining so many broken pieces, the process of repair and rejoining is possible and can result in something even more beautiful and special than the original.