Sanjar Mukhtarov — Samarkand, Uzbekistan
At Konigil Meros in Samarkand, master papermaker Sanjar Mukhtarov transforms mulberry bark into silk paper through a centuries-old process of boiling, beating, pressing and polishing.
Meet the artists and craftspeople at the heart of Make:Sense — and the practices, places and ways of seeing that shape their work.
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I feel at peace when I am working.
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Hearing the soft pluck of silk strings
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“I love embroidery so much”
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“Every little undulation in the copper I feel in my soul”
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“Clay is my favourite thing, it’s very sweet”
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Paper is the canvas on which we write our history.