Edmund de Waal is an artist who writes. Much of his work is about the contingency of memory: bringing particular histories of loss and exile into renewed life. Both his artistic and written practice have broken new ground through their critical engagement with the history and potential of ceramics, as well as with architecture, music, dance and poetry.

Listen below to discover why he makes, and his life in the studio and beyond.

9 January 2026

Bell House, 27 College Road, Dulwich, London SE21 7BG