earthling<p>Pyae Phyo Thet Paing: Resilience Artist, 2024</p><p>Ko Tun is a craftsman from Inle Lake in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Myanmar</span></a> who creates carved traditional <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lacquerware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lacquerware</span></a>. Due to the loss of several limbs, Ko Tun works primarily with his left foot. ‘Ko Tun’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resilience</span></a> is not just physical, it is mental and emotional. His story speaks to the importance of purpose and adaptability in overcoming life’s challenges’ </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a></p>