
between two breaths, installation view2012
43 porcelain vessels in white and cream glazes, contained in two glass vitrines.
40 × 70 × 30 cm each
Edmund de Waal at Waddesdon
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
20 April – 28 October 2012
Edmund de Waal created a new series of pieces inspired by the collections and interiors at Waddesdon. De Waal's series of installations, threaded through the ground floor rooms, served as a conversation with the collections at Waddesdon. Some of these groups of porcelain vessels related to spectacular pieces of furniture, or echoed the formal groupings of objects in 18th-century interiors. Others took on ideas of collecting itself, how things are kept together, lost, stolen or dispersed.

a promise, installation view2012
5 unglazed porcelain vessels contained in glass vitrines.
35 × 12 × 12 cm each
Edmund de Waal at Waddesdon
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
20 April – 28 October 2012
Edmund de Waal created a new series of pieces inspired by the collections and interiors at Waddesdon. De Waal's series of installations, threaded through the ground floor rooms, served as a conversation with the collections at Waddesdon. Some of these groups of porcelain vessels related to spectacular pieces of furniture, or echoed the formal groupings of objects in 18th-century interiors. Others took on ideas of collecting itself, how things are kept together, lost, stolen or dispersed.

a promise, installation view2012
5 unglazed porcelain vessels contained in glass vitrines.
35 × 12 × 12 cm each
Edmund de Waal at Waddesdon
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
20 April – 28 October 2012
Edmund de Waal created a new series of pieces inspired by the collections and interiors at Waddesdon. De Waal's series of installations, threaded through the ground floor rooms, served as a conversation with the collections at Waddesdon. Some of these groups of porcelain vessels related to spectacular pieces of furniture, or echoed the formal groupings of objects in 18th-century interiors. Others took on ideas of collecting itself, how things are kept together, lost, stolen or dispersed.

all and more, installation view2012
A stack of 23 porcelain dishes: 22 in white and cream glazes and 1 gilded dish, contained in a vitrine.
35 × 12 × 12 cm each
Edmund de Waal at Waddesdon
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
20 April – 28 October 2012
Edmund de Waal created a new series of pieces inspired by the collections and interiors at Waddesdon. De Waal's series of installations, threaded through the ground floor rooms, served as a conversation with the collections at Waddesdon. Some of these groups of porcelain vessels related to spectacular pieces of furniture, or echoed the formal groupings of objects in 18th-century interiors. Others took on ideas of collecting itself, how things are kept together, lost, stolen or dispersed.

a walk in the 8e, installation view2012
11 porcelain vessels and jars in celadon, white and cream glazes, contained in three glass vitrines .
42 × 48 × 35 cm each
Edmund de Waal at Waddesdon
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
20 April – 28 October 2012
Edmund de Waal created a new series of pieces inspired by the collections and interiors at Waddesdon. De Waal's series of installations, threaded through the ground floor rooms, served as a conversation with the collections at Waddesdon. Some of these groups of porcelain vessels related to spectacular pieces of furniture, or echoed the formal groupings of objects in 18th-century interiors. Others took on ideas of collecting itself, how things are kept together, lost, stolen or dispersed.

tell me more, tell me again, installation view2012
5 stacks of 52 porcelain dishes in white and cream glazes contained in a vitrine.
40 × 50 × 25 cm
Edmund de Waal at Waddesdon
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
20 April – 28 October 2012
Edmund de Waal created a new series of pieces inspired by the collections and interiors at Waddesdon. De Waal's series of installations, threaded through the ground floor rooms, served as a conversation with the collections at Waddesdon. Some of these groups of porcelain vessels related to spectacular pieces of furniture, or echoed the formal groupings of objects in 18th-century interiors. Others took on ideas of collecting itself, how things are kept together, lost, stolen or dispersed.

on the properties of fire, installation view2012
48 porcelain vessels, jars and dishes in celadon and white glazes contained in 8 black lacquer, lead-lined boxes.
96.5 × 95 × 40 cm
Edmund de Waal at Waddesdon
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
20 April – 28 October 2012
Edmund de Waal created a new series of pieces inspired by the collections and interiors at Waddesdon. De Waal's series of installations, threaded through the ground floor rooms, served as a conversation with the collections at Waddesdon. Some of these groups of porcelain vessels related to spectacular pieces of furniture, or echoed the formal groupings of objects in 18th-century interiors. Others took on ideas of collecting itself, how things are kept together, lost, stolen or dispersed.

K498, installation view2012
27 porcelain vessels in black glazes, contained in three vitrines.
24 × 30 × 22 cm each
Edmund de Waal at Waddesdon
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
20 April – 28 October 2012
Edmund de Waal created a new series of pieces inspired by the collections and interiors at Waddesdon. De Waal's series of installations, threaded through the ground floor rooms, served as a conversation with the collections at Waddesdon. Some of these groups of porcelain vessels related to spectacular pieces of furniture, or echoed the formal groupings of objects in 18th-century interiors. Others took on ideas of collecting itself, how things are kept together, lost, stolen or dispersed.

the fascination of what's difficult, installation view2012
A garniture of 16 porcelain vessels in celadon and white glazes, contained in 6 black lacquer lead-lined boxes.
2 of 35 × 22 × 18.5 cm; 2 of 33 × 14.5 × 18.5 cm; 2 of 40 × 24.0 × 18.5 cm overall dimensions of each, including plinths
Edmund de Waal at Waddesdon
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
20 April – 28 October 2012
Edmund de Waal created a new series of pieces inspired by the collections and interiors at Waddesdon. De Waal's series of installations, threaded through the ground floor rooms, served as a conversation with the collections at Waddesdon. Some of these groups of porcelain vessels related to spectacular pieces of furniture, or echoed the formal groupings of objects in 18th-century interiors. Others took on ideas of collecting itself, how things are kept together, lost, stolen or dispersed.

some words for music2012
37 porcelain dishes in black glazes, contained in 7 black lacquer trays inset with black glass.
5 × 20 × 26 cm each
Edmund de Waal at Waddesdon
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
20 April – 28 October 2012
Edmund de Waal created a new series of pieces inspired by the collections and interiors at Waddesdon. De Waal's series of installations, threaded through the ground floor rooms, served as a conversation with the collections at Waddesdon. Some of these groups of porcelain vessels related to spectacular pieces of furniture, or echoed the formal groupings of objects in 18th-century interiors. Others took on ideas of collecting itself, how things are kept together, lost, stolen or dispersed.

something else, somewhere other, installation view2012
84 porcelain vessels and bowls in white and celadon glazes contained in two freestanding vitrines.
179.5 × 40 × 50 cm each
Edmund de Waal at Waddesdon
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
20 April – 28 October 2012
Edmund de Waal created a new series of pieces inspired by the collections and interiors at Waddesdon. De Waal's series of installations, threaded through the ground floor rooms, served as a conversation with the collections at Waddesdon. Some of these groups of porcelain vessels related to spectacular pieces of furniture, or echoed the formal groupings of objects in 18th-century interiors. Others took on ideas of collecting itself, how things are kept together, lost, stolen or dispersed.

Unpacking my library, installation view2012
133 porcelain vessels and dishes in white and cream glazes contained in a glass-fronted black lacquer vitrine.
200 × 100 × 17 cm
Edmund de Waal at Waddesdon
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
20 April – 28 October 2012
Edmund de Waal created a new series of pieces inspired by the collections and interiors at Waddesdon. De Waal's series of installations, threaded through the ground floor rooms, served as a conversation with the collections at Waddesdon. Some of these groups of porcelain vessels related to spectacular pieces of furniture, or echoed the formal groupings of objects in 18th-century interiors. Others took on ideas of collecting itself, how things are kept together, lost, stolen or dispersed.

remembering X, I think of Y, installation view2012
48 unglazed porcelain vessels contained in two glass vitrines.
30 × 240 × 13 cm each
Edmund de Waal at Waddesdon
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
20 April – 28 October 2012
Edmund de Waal created a new series of pieces inspired by the collections and interiors at Waddesdon. De Waal's series of installations, threaded through the ground floor rooms, served as a conversation with the collections at Waddesdon. Some of these groups of porcelain vessels related to spectacular pieces of furniture, or echoed the formal groupings of objects in 18th-century interiors. Others took on ideas of collecting itself, how things are kept together, lost, stolen or dispersed.