XIANSU Gallery見素畫廊

The XIANSU image archive

A hand at work. The texture of a material. The moments in which an object slowly takes form. Photographs and films from our time in the workshops.

The making of porcelain

13 photographs
A form taking shape
A form taking shape01
Working the clay
Working the clay02
Slip and mould
Slip and mould03
Measuring by hand
Measuring by hand04
A pattern in clay
A pattern in clay05
Tools at work
Tools at work06
The touch of a brush
The touch of a brush07
Rolling clay to shape the mane
Rolling clay to shape the mane08
A porcelain form, refined
A porcelain form, refined09
Working a small detail
Working a small detail10
At the wheel
At the wheel11
Applying glaze
Applying glaze12
Looking closely
Looking closely13

The making of lacquer baskets

17 photographs
Inside the workshop
Inside the workshop01
Preparing the bamboo
Preparing the bamboo02
Bamboo and tools
Bamboo and tools03
Shaping the material
Shaping the material04
The woven base
The woven base05
Beginning the weave
Beginning the weave06
One strip at a time
One strip at a time07
Splitting bamboo and weaving the base
Splitting bamboo and weaving the base08
Everyday moments with fellow artisans
Everyday moments with fellow artisans09
Applying black base lacquer
Applying black base lacquer10
Scraping the bamboo surface clean
Scraping the bamboo surface clean11
A brush along the rim
A brush along the rim12
A line drawn slowly
A line drawn slowly13
Painting the cloud pattern
Painting the cloud pattern14
Painting in the workshop
Painting in the workshop15
The painter at work
The painter at work16
Color and detail
Color and detail17

Product films

Wu Wei · 無爲
Ruo Shui · 若水
Xiang Jiao · 香焦
Ba Xia · 霸下
Xiao Man · 小滿
Xie Lan · 謝籃
An object, a moment · 07
An object, a moment · 08
An object, a moment · 09
An object, a moment · 11
An object, a moment · 12

Portrait films

Jin Mao Hou at Dongguan Bridge
An object, a moment · 13