Famous British writer and artist Edmund de Waal visited Vienna this week.
It was a privilege to meet him and to hold in my hand the Hare with Amber Eyes, about which he wrote in his famous best-seller of that name.
In addition to presenting a collection of Japanese netsuke and the Ephrussi family archive to the Jewish Museum in Vienna, Edmund has also lent one of his art works to the British Residence on a long loan. Its name is “Metamorphosen l”.
It is a beautiful thing.
The story of how the “Metamorphosen l” came to be in the residence is set out in my last blog, including how I came to meet Edmund de Waal himself.
During his latest visit to Vienna, Edmund gave a talk about “Metamorphosen l”. A short version is below. It is an invaluable record of how an artist works, creates, and interprets his work.
Please do take a look at the video.