Workers at a brickmaker in Indonesia were showing off their trade by chopping up blocks of clay and baking them in their kiln in a strangely satisfying display.

The craftsmen, filmed on June 30, work in Palembang, South Sumatra and have recently suffered from a dramatic drop in the price of bricks.

Reportedly the price of one brick has now dropped to just INR 300 (roughly one British penny).

The brickmakers report that this has grievously affected them as the price of materials is quite expensive.

Workers are making bricks in Palembang, South Sumatra, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. The price of one brick has now dropped dramatically at Rp. 300. This makes the brick entrepreneurs in Palembang overwhelmed because the capital for brick materials is quite expensive.

This footage was taken by Sigit Prasetya