Fahrenheit 451

Description

In the winter of 2017, two days before Christmas Eve, Stephen’s historic 18th Century house in the picturesque town of Koprivshtitsa, South-West Bulgaria, caught fire.
He and his wife had a lucky escape.
Two days after the fire, he went back to the house to examine the damage. This is when he discovered the new state of his old library, which inspired this piece named ‘Fahrenheit 451’.
The name references Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel ‘Fahrenheit 451’,published in 1953. The novel has been the subject of interpretations focusing on the historical role of book burning in suppressing ideas.
Stephen’s piece was shortlisted by the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. His aim is to use the proceedings from this edition to restore and re-build his historic house.