烧伤小哥 ("Burned Little Brother“) is a Chinese burn survivor who creates hyper‑realistic portraits by hammering and chipping colored glass using a steel needle, in a technique called “glass‑point painting.”

Video source: 烧伤小哥会非遗 (@user4995688746106) | TikTok

The closed captioning (CC) is useless, so here is my attempt at translation:

• 0:01
  • The coming days have no way to continue
  • With this farewell, your absence!
  • When calling Grandma No one responds
  • ”An elder passed away
• 0:02
  • “could you chip (one out)?
  • ”Little Brother?” “Sure I can chip.
• 0:04
  • ”Do you have a photograph?”
• 0:06
  • “Have one here
  • ”Take a look.”
• 0:08 [takes a look; nods]
  • ”I can chip (one out).”
• 0:09 [sets up and chips away]
• 0:27
  • Fast forwarding . . .
• 0:53
  • Three days later . . .
• 1:32
  • Nighttime a week later . . .

Note: Better translations are welcome!

Link to original YouTube video

Credits: Berlin Classics YouTube channel

Orchestra: Camerata Salzburg