Sam Hofman
Work

PersonalKintsugi

CategoryStill Life
MethodIn-camera, high-speed capture
Molten gold pouring into a tilted blue-and-white Japanese bowl on a white plinth, the stream breaking on the glaze and running back over the rim in a thin thread down the pedestal against mottled stone.
Further frame from Personal Kintsugi
Further frame from Personal Kintsugi
Further frame from Personal Kintsugi

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