I don't think we have met, but I too feel, like I know you... well, at least I know I have heard your name before! Its quite possible, that you have seen my work in Vienna and I know a lot of the artists there. Longing to go, but unfortunately October is already pretty full :-(
My grandfather came from Upper Silesia between wars, so he's not really "vertrieben". Nevertheless he suffered his whole life from having lost his homeland. He went back once, late in his life, but it seemed to only depress him more.
I'd love to meet, when I'm in Vienna, so I hope we keep in touch!