Svend Bayer: "Potter" short film about his life and work

Goldmark’s 20 minute documentary showing Svend Bayer throwing, glazing and firing his Anagama kiln. He discusses his working methods and the importance of wood firing to his work. ’He is more than just a potter, he is a force of nature’ - Michael Cardew. View work by Svend Bayer: To buy this film on DVD click here: Biography - Born in Uganda in 1946 to Danish parents, Svend Bayer spent his childhood in Tanganyika. It was during his time at university that Bayer discovered pottery, and a gift from his girlfriend of Bernard Leach’s A Potters Book introduced him to the pots of Michael Cardew. On leaving university Bayer wrote to Cardew, and after being invited for an interview, was taken on. Bayer took inspiration from the village potteries in Southeast Asia, streamlining their practices and using his focus and determination to produce pots at high speed to fill his huge kiln. His work is held in major collections wor