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Fragments, Music & Poetry

Edmund de Waal explored the theme of Create and Transform through fragments and brokenness. Bookended by musical performance, de Waal reflected on the creative power of pot shards, poetry, and the beauty of incompleteness in his work.
He examined how broken fragments spark transformation, shaping museum spaces and personal meaning. The event concluded with performances that respond to the theme, filling the Ashmolean with soundscapes of creation, transformation, and cultural resonance.
Photography: Alzbeta Jaresova