Willard Wigan: Hold your breath for micro-sculpture
ウィラード・ウィーガン: 息を止めて見てほしい、ミクロの彫刻
Willard Wigan sculpts figures small enough to fit on the head of a pin. To create these microscopic masterpieces, he works diligently through the stillest hours of the night, between his own heartbeats. Full bio
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存在しないわけではない」
掘っ立て小屋のようにしか見えなかったけど
それから小さなアパートや
梯子などを作ったんだ
砂糖でおびき寄せたりもした
家賃は払ってくれなかったけど
返したさ
”わかったよ”と答えたね
ピンセットにはゴムを巻き付けた
予想がつかないこともある
空中に投げだされてしまう
あんな格好に削らないといけないからね
確保しなくちゃいけない
空中に浮いていることがあるね
手術を行っているような気になるよ
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Willard Wigan - Micro-sculptorWillard Wigan sculpts figures small enough to fit on the head of a pin. To create these microscopic masterpieces, he works diligently through the stillest hours of the night, between his own heartbeats.
Why you should listen
Willard Wigan has immortalized the Obama family in the eye of a needle and Muhammad Ali on the head of a match. In producing sculptures so incredibly small, he works under a microscope and employs ingenious tools, such as a fly's hair or an ex-girlfriend's eyelash for paintbrushes.
This passion for the diminutive stems from feelings of insignificance in Wigan's childhood. He was severely dyslexic but undiagnosed, and his teachers' harsh words drove him to hide in a nearby shed where he made shoes and hats for his friends, the ants. Today, his art has earned him national honors and critical acclaim, proving that some treasures can't be seen with the naked eye.
Willard Wigan | Speaker | TED.com