Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
A potters film


A 30 minute documentary about ceramic artist Gwyn Hanssen Pigott. Gwyn is recognised as one of the world’s leading ceramic artists and is particularly well known for her series of still life collections of porcelain vessels. The film shows Gwyn making, glazing and firing her work. The film includes a wood firing and the unpacking of her kiln.

There is both an extraordinary energy and a mathematical intensity here, a complex process of making, glazing and firing, and we investigate the philosophy and skill of making.

Gwyn’s skill and dedication to a potters life has given her the opportunity to develop working relationships and friendships with some of the 20th century’s most significant potters including; Ivan McMeekin, Bernard Leach, Michael Cardew, Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie, Dame Lucie Rie, Ray Finch, Alan Caiger-Smith and Mick Casson. Gwyn is deeply connected to the development and history of contemporary ceramics in the 20th century and still retains a remarkable presence in the 21st century ceramic movement.

Gwyn continues to exhibit internationally, with exhibitions since 2000 including Galerie Besson London; Tate St Ives, UK; Garth Clark, New York; The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh; Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney; Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane; Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne and a major retrospective Gwyn Hanssen Pigott: a survey, National Gallery of Victoria. Public collections include the Victoria and Albert Museum in London; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA and the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.

Price $35 including GST