Emin’s autobiographical stories of adolescent desire and desolation are lit up by the faded glory of their seaside setting. Pain is made more vivid against a gaudy backdrop dedicated to leisure and escapism; pleasures are made poignant by the enveloping decrepitude. The town’s unique aesthetic, blending determined hedonism with sentiment and fragility, also reflects the identity Emin has projected for herself in the public domain.
Le Brun/Sea
THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT 
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