U Tin Win

U Tin Win is a man of the Inle Lake market, where the sun breaks over corrugated roofs, and life revolves around long-tail boats and pickup trucks. For decades, he's been the quiet force behind a lacquer-slick operation, systematically stripping rust by the dawn's quiet light and painting with an artisan's touch. Obsessed with the taste of well water – shallow and metallic versus the mineral-rich depth – he charts his days by the union of origins and ends, where every sip whispers stories of age-old earth and fresh life.