
Jean-Paul Fargier
2001 - 26 min - Vidéo - Couleur - France

Mason, slate worker, glassmaker, cobbler, all use hammers adapted to their profession. The forge hammer is indissociable from the anvil on which it hammers. For a blacksmith, a good hammer is a hammer which he can forget, which so naturally prolongs his hand that the user’s thoughts seem to command matter directly. This communion is so strong that the blacksmith is often associated with a demiurge, just as Thor and Hephaistos were armed with hammers. From breaking up sheet metal to fine-tuning steel-drums, the hammer also participates in Caribbean music.
Author-Director : Jean-Paul Fargier
Delegate Producer : Musée des techniques et cultures comtoises
Broadcasting Co-producer : France 3
Broadcasting Co-producer : La Cinquième
Contribution : Direction régionale de la Recherche et de la Technologie de Franche-Comté, Ville d'Etueffont, Atelier audiovisuel de Besançon, CNC, Région Franche-Comté
Distribution
Distributor : Musée des techniques et cultures comtoises
Not commercial Distribution : ADAV
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