On A-Z
From an indexed exploration of the themes and concepts of Edmund de Waal's work.
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On anxiety
Explorations of anxiety, the fear of the unknown, and what terrors can be found after dark.
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On artists
Interviews and essays reflecting on the work of other artists.
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On buildings & places
Reflections on architecture, sites, and the emotional weight of built environments.
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On collections
Writings on compulsion and collections, and how objects gather meaning over time.
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On craft
Explorations of the place of craft within contemporary art.
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On dance
Reflections on collaborations, and dialogues between movement and material.
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On exile
On what it means to experience displacement, loss, and the search for belonging.
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On fragments
Explorations of the necessity of breaking, the acceptance of brokenness, and the meaning in what remains.
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On gifts
On generosity, exchange, and the resonance of giving and receiving.
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On gold
Writings on the symbolic richness and enduring presence of gold.
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On memory & memorial
Reflections on marking absence through memorial and remembrance.
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On packing my library
On preserving memory, ordering knowledge, and confronting loss.
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On poets
On poets, poetry and their profound influence on de Waal's work.
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On pots and potters
Essays exploring the history of ceramics and those who shaped it.
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On storytelling
On the nature of storytelling, and selecting which stories we tell.
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On tact
Reflections on sensitivity, the ethics of touch, and the balance between closeness and distance.
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On white
On white as colour and concept, and its aesthetic and cultural meaning.
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On writers
Essays on writers and writing; on dialogue and discovery.
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