00:00Musique
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00:05I always grew up in a studio, it's my playground and the place where I used to play was a
00:10clay,
00:10now I'm still playing but more professional inside.
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00:19A workshop can be a classroom, a workplace and a family archive.
00:23In traditional craft, skills and design survive because someone learns them and passes them on.
00:29Across Uzbekistan, different regions have developed their own traditions.
00:33Our journey begins in Fergana, where those skills are still alive, inside local workshops.
00:40For more than 14 years, Mohamed Ali Yunusov has been turning wood into art.
00:44A first generation's master, he is now Uzbekistan's people's master,
00:48has trained more than 1,000 apprentices.
00:51His family continues the tradition today,
00:53while generations of craftsmen of Hikastog are still keeping Fergana's wood carving heritage alive.
01:05In Foukat district, Yunusov begins with local wood.
01:09Preparing it can take months.
01:40The tools may be traditional, but technology has also entered the workshop.
02:00The knowledge is also passing to younger hands.
02:03Samandar Tahirov joined the workshop at 14.
02:17Not far away, another workshop offers a different window in Fergana.
02:22Here, traditional craft also provides work for local women.
02:45In six years, the center has trained more than 500 women and girls.
02:49More than 100 now work with the enterprise.
03:07The showroom is filled with dolls, bags, hardware, and clothing.
03:21For visitors, the showroom brings all of that work together in one place.
03:29More than 100 products, all inspired by local traditions.
03:33This is how Sadavqat is putting Fergana's craftsmanship on display.
03:37Her showroom has become a destination for visitors to the region,
03:41bringing together traditional designs, local production, and a distinctly Uzbek style under one roof.
03:50Our final stop is Tashkint, home to one of Uzbekistan's best-known ceramics families.
03:57Seven generations, one craft, and the tradition still taking shape.
04:02At the Rahimah workshop, ancient unspeak techniques with contemporary creativity.
04:07Because keeping a tradition alive also means allowing it to evolve.
04:13Here, family identity matters, but every generation also leaves its own mark.
04:19In Rahimah's dynasty, we have our own style.
04:22It was a green and black color combination, which was really popular in the 17th century in Tarket.
04:26So those color combination designs need to always leave and inspire us.
04:32Even in the next generations as well.
04:33Clay itself dictates you which kind of shape you want to turn.
04:36So I'm also trying to add some more new touches as well.
04:40Three workshops, three different crafts, and one common lesson.
04:44Mustry takes time.
04:45These traditions survive because someone learns them, practices them, and passes them on.
04:51Thank you very much for your time.
