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Do You Love What You Do?

Per Zennstrom

Craftsmanship Taking Pride

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There are moments when you get jolted back to what really matters. This short documentation of the process in which classical Japanese metal artist Ford Hallam recreates a lost masterpiece by the 19th century Mito tsuba artist, Hagia Katsuhira is one of them. My jaw was literally on the floor in awe of the commitment and precision – and most of all the beauty of the process itself. The sword-guard that the artist re-created is incredibly beautiful in itself and the journey that Ford Hallam undertook is even more beautiful.

 

Do you love what you do ?

 

Is it possible to even remotely approach this level of dedication and precision in your own work? This film made me stop and reflect on all this and I encourage you to invest 30 mins of your time to watch this.

 

 

The project and filming was funded by Mr Bob Morrison and took place from June to October 2009.

 

 

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Feature image & images 1-2: courtesy of Per Zennstrom

 

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