Zoë Landau Konson: A self-portrait
Zoë Landau Konson I was born and grew up in London and this is where I've lived ever since. I have an ever increasing love affair with this place and its vitality. Everything about it appeals to me and I find it a continual source of inspiration and energy. I was born into a refugee family who escaped from Germany but were deeply affected by the aftermath of their displacement, betrayal and huge loss. These experiences translated themselves into a series of legacies which in turn affected our daily family life; a preoccupation with death, survival, identity, unacceptance...... and all the while hidden beneath a veneer of success and jollity. Our bohemian home brimmed with secrets, stories, an eclectic range of unusual visitors and huge creativity. My mother was the first female Photo Journalist to work on Fleet Street and used to travel abroad photographing the rich and famous, later becoming a Jeweller. My father was a doctor and gifted musician who preferred playing,