“My own background is not dissimilar to Stephen’s and like many descendants of the Jewish Diaspora I did not grow up with storytelling as escape but storytelling as warning. You gain the understanding that your chosen home is both the refuge that has protected you but also the place that may turn against you… It is Stephen’s understanding of London as both invested and yet impassive, something that I feel comes from his refugee background, that has always rung very true to me and fascinated me about his work.”
Romola Garai on Stephen Poliakoff (via stephen-poliakoff)
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