I was recently asked why I
make these video slideshows of pots and the answer was quite simple, I wish
there had been such a thing around when I first started out. From my
perspective, the slideshows try to capture the presence, volume and attitude of
a pot while allowing details and angled shots to tell a more complete portrait in
the getting to know you narrative. Before the internet, I had to go and look at
every pot that I could, every museum and exhibition, ordering books from Japan
and learning to read kanji to help dicypher the books as best I could. In
reality, I take the photos for myself and the act of putting together a
slideshow video only takes a few minutes so the question is, why wouldn't I? I put together this short
video slideshow of a piece that recently came my way, a Shigaraki mizusashi by
way of Mashiko by Hashimoto Makoto, Hamada Shoji deshi. I hope this gives a
fuller account of the piece and fills in any blanks from the previous photos,
enjoy! (BTW if you are now thinking about
the GETTING TO KNOW YOU song, better to go with James Taylor than Rogers and
Hammerstein version, just my thought.)
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