TALE OF AHMED author Henry Cockburn profiled in the GUARDIAN
Posted by The Guardian on May 9, 2024
Henry Cockburn, author of Tale of Ahmed spoke to The Guardian about his art practice and his latest book about refugees.
"One of Ahmed’s lines in the book is: 'I remember my father once told me / One should treat fear as a friend and not an enemy!' Does Cockburn believe that himself? 'Yes, I do. And I think there are many other different emotions – anger, envy, boredom – that can be friends, too. Ahmed is not thinking about what he’ll do when he gets to England. He’s thinking, ‘How do I get there?’ It consumes all his energy. I think that’s partly why he’s so determined. You’ve got a finishing line. You’ve got a goal and you’re not going to be happy until you complete that goal.'"