This video of marble being extracted is oddly mesmerising

Huge chunks of it, all directed by 'The Chief'.

Filmed in the Carrara region of Northern Italy - which is famous for the quality of its marble, this excerpt from Yuri Ancarani's documentary 'Il Capo' on the work of a marble quarry is eerily beautiful.

Huge chunks of the snowy marble are knocked off by heavy machinery but it's all guided by the delicate hand movements of Il Capo - The Chief.