Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto Flowers Photographs and letters in The

Photographs and letters in The Hepworth Wakefield’s archive show that they were close friends as soldiers during the First World War

and eventually a nun with a higher devotional calling

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canvas and song

recycled materials used

Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto Flowers Photographs and letters in TheInternationally renowned artist and writer Edmund de Waal meets acclaimed Danish ceramist Axel Salto (1889 1961), considered one of the greatest masters of 20th Century ceramic art. Salto was a poet and a critic, an artist and textile designer and this books explores both of their practices. This is a conversation across time that leads us closer to their art and connects words, images and ceramics. The book contains a rich selection of excerpts from