Mo Lewis

	Borough Roots  [28Kb]
	The Borough Pictures  [40Kb]
	Mapping Crystal Palace  [40Kb]
	Mapping Crystal Palace  [48Kb]

Artist's Statement

Drawing on local history and personal family records Mo Lewis traces her identity through a series of walks and visits to the houses, church and streets where her family once lived and worshipped, in Bermondsey and The Borough in Southwark.

By recalling remembered stories she connects past and present, fact and fiction. She uses photography and found images and objects to construct narratives grounded in real places and events, which suggest past histories.

In her recent work she records buildings, children, cars, shoppers, parks and the changing of seasons in Crystal Palace where she now lives.

These photographs include incidental and transient details.

Biography

Mo Lewis was born in London. She studied painting at Wimbledon School of Art, and showed work with the Young Contempories touring exhibition.

Mo taught Art and Design in Secondary, Further and Higher Education. She also set up workshops for people with disabilities and the homeless.

Mo returned to her practice recently and is currently working on 'Borough Roots', based on her maternal family history in Borough, Southwark, using found photographs as a source material for her artworks.

Contact Details

Mo Lewis
E: molewis20@yahoo.co.uk