A Thousand Hands Ago

 

Building an iqyax

A short film about recalling the knowledge of long dead craftsmen. Over the course of three days, Danish kayak builder Anders Thygesen builds an Aleutian iqyax by the shore of his local lake in Vestfossen. He reflects on the process of learning these skills from masters whom he has never met.

Kajakkspesialisten

 
 

© augnetjuv 2018

Photo/edit: Silje Ensby
Music by Pernille Meidell