Quotes by Edmund de Waal

About Edmund de Waal:

Edmund Arthur Lowndes de Waal is a British artist, and author of The Hare with Amber Eyes, published in 2010. He is most well known for his large scale installations of porcelain vessels and has received several awards and honours for his work.
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The problem is that I am in the wrong century to burn things. I am the wrong generation to let it go.

Edmund de Waal

Stories are a kind of thing, too. Stories and objects share something, a patina. I thought I had this clear, two years ago before I started, but I am no longer sure how this works. Perhaps a patina is a process of rubbing back so that the essential i...

Edmund de Waal

With languages, you can move from one social situation to another. With languages, you are at home anywhere.

Edmund de Waal

Author Bio

  • NameEdmund de Waal
  • DescriptionBritish ceramic artist
  • AliasesEdmund Arthur Lowndes de Waal
  • Born1964
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionAuthor
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire