MAKE:SENSE · VOLUME I · CHAPTER I

Ceramics

Abdulvahid Bukhoriy — Bukhara, Uzbekistan
A ceramicist in Bukhara reviving a tradition lost for more than a century.

The film

In this chapter of Make:Sense, we step into Abdulvahid Bukhoriy’s workshop in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, where he is dedicated to reviving a ceramic tradition lost for more than a century. Through clay, fire, and rain, Abdulvahid reflects on creation as cultural responsibility, a source of healing, and a way of life.

“Through my hands and my heart. They work together”
— Abdulvahid Bukhoriy

About the artist

Abdulvahid Bukhoriy

Ceramics — Bukhara, Uzbekistan

“Clay is my favourite thing, it’s very sweet”

There’s only one person like them in the world. Just like you.
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Credits

Featured artist – Abdulvahid Bukhoriy
Created, Directed & Filmed by – Patrick Moran
Second Unit Camera Operator – Matthew Jensen
Writer & Editor – Benjamin Strum
Original Score & Sound Mix – Marc Malouf
Creative Concept Development – Emily Gunning
Interpreter – Kamol Zakirov
Translator -Nodirbek Kodirov
Field Producer – Raisa Gareeva
Production Assistant – Marsel Gareev
Cultural Liason – Rasuljon Mirzaahmedov

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Field Notes

Letters from the field —
reflections, sensory exercises and observations on craft, attention and the art of noticing.