#Metalworking

Lost wax is an ancient ritual in which a perishable wax model is sacrificed just once to capture the immortal shape of metal. The artisan’s perfectionism is reckoned alongside the wax’s fleetingness, and every intricate detail is purified by the furnace’s fury. The pure prototype reveals its “true form” only through the violence of dissolution. The result is cold and hard, but shadows the sorrow of wax melting away. This miracle bridging dream and reality is, at its core, a paradox of creation built upon countless sacrifices.

Metalwork is the torture art of forcibly bending rigid metal to create a beauty that might not exist. Heated by fire and struck by hammers, the metal serves as a living mirror reflecting the craftsman's ego. The finished piece may be cold and hard, but within it lies countless burns and sleepless nights. While mocking mass production, it paradoxically churns out nameless works in large quantities. To earn the title of beauty, metal endures suffering day after day.