Friday, August 8, 2008

Rivetman: Sam Eastwood


This photo was taken with my parents when i was 1-year-old




My name is Sam Eastwood. My Dad was a British government officer and my mum was a German but she born in London. While I was 4, we move to Hong Kong because of my father’s job. Mum and Dad sent me to an international school, I can still remember the first day of school and I was so excited and nervous. After a few days I know most of the classmates and it was my happiest time in my life. During 1997, I was 16, Hong Kong had to be return to China and we have to move back to London. About half a year later, our family moved to Berlin.

I got into university when I was 18. I quit university on my second year of engineering. I heated the rigidity life so I became a rivetman. I love and proud of this job, I believe everything in the world was form of simple sharps and rivets are the connection of all these sharps. Although there was an amazing design but without building materials, these design only worth as some beautiful drawing on a piece of paper. Steel beams were a basic but important part of a building and my job is to rivet them. Every time when I finished one project, it feels like I had created something amazing by my hands. I also believe the more complex the more beautiful.

When I saw the news about the Sichuan earthquake, I decided to join the reconstruction project over China. The day I arrived Sichuan, I was shock by what I had seen at the scene of earthquake. It was much worst than I thought.

After this trip, my mind had charged a lot. I believed the more simple the more suitable. Beautiful appearance is only a bonus. For example, those victims of the earthquake had a lot of expensive clothes but those clothing could not keep them warm. In this case, no matter how pretty or how famous the brand is, they only worst a piece of useless cloth for the victims. So I believe functional should be come first in all commodities.

1 comment:

sean said...

so is your character's interest in practical construction part of his house? and how does the earthquake feature in this?