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Ceramics is a combination of masculine strenght with a feminine touch.
Pottery making is a long, meditative process transforming dirt into crisp polished artefacts.

I am fascinated by the romantic visions of William Morris (1834-1896)
and the Arts and Crafts movement, where a return to craftsmanship
was seen as a salvation from industrialization and slavery to machines.

It may seem strange to quote this era as inspirational over hundred years later,
but little has changed ever since, and the issue of hand or machine made is still of great concern.

Today, the term 'hand crafted' is applied to objects made in very poor countries
by unqualified labour force, sometimes children, working often in bad conditions for very low salaries.
I disapprove of this new form of slavery and make all my ceramics myself in my Zürich's studio.
This enables me to create unique art pieces, instead of the disposable pottery mostly available today.

Pics © 1997 Olivier Rohrbach