First published 2020
Edmund de Waal's "Library of Exile" is a stirring collection of ceramic vessels, each harboring the tales of displaced peoples. In a global museum of memory, de Waal assembles a tapestry of exiled cultures, giving voice to the silenced and shedding light on the universal human experience of loss and longing. Through the intimate gestures of pottery, this work confronts the fragility of identity in the face of upheaval, inviting readers to reflect on their own ties to home, family, and belonging.
Genres: art, cultural-heritage, non-fiction, 21st-century, cultural, cultural-studies
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, grief
80 pages · Hardcover · British Museum