Edmund de Waal

Writing

In this essay which accompanied the exhibition ‘white’ at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, Edmund de Waal explores the nature of white—as aura, absence, and beginning—interweaving personal reflections with historical artefacts, examining how white reveals, conceals, and shapes our perceptions through objects, spaces, and the act of making.

In this excerpt from the prologue to ‘The White Road’, Edmund de Waal's 2015 journey into the history of porcelain, he embarks on a journey to Jingdezhen, China, the historic heart of porcelain production.

In his essay accompanying the 2018 exhibition ‘white island’ at the Museu d’Art Contemporani d’Eivissa, Edmund de Waal reflects on Ibiza as a place of light, exile, and layered histories.