A calling, a lifetime dedication to an audacious project, and the interview question
Towering above the nearby blocks in the Eixample district of Barcelona, the Sagrada Família is unmistakable for its colossal scale and its convention-defying architecture.
Looking like a Gothic cathedral seen through a surreal fairytale filter, this is the most audacious project of the influential Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926). More than 135 years after construction began and long after Gaudí’s death it is quite visibly still a work in progress.
Stone Cut is a brief profile of the Japanese sculptor Etsuro Sotoo, who, for 40 years, has made finishing Gaudí’s would-be masterpiece his life’s work. "I was awakened by a piece of stone."
This last sentence is intriguing.
I say we don't really know who someone is until we know their story; until we know what brought them here.
Come to think of it, that might be the best way to start a job interview.
Not unlike what doctors and lawyers do:
So, tell us, what brings you here today?
[Photo by Naomi Hutchinson on Unsplash ]
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