PERFUGIUM MISERIS
The Journey Continues…
In 2016 Mooch created a new public artwork for the coastal town of Ramsgate in Kent. This temporary, tidal installation was a memorial to lives lost at sea and a celebration of the harbour that hosted the Latin motto, meaning “refuge for those in need”. In the Winter of 2016, the artwork was removed as planned, but it captured the hearts and imaginations of those who saw it and became a loved part of the beautiful Georgian harbour.
Mooch is now working on delivering a new version of this iconic artwork that will be within a few miles of the Goodwin Sands, a notorious sandbank, nicknamed the Ship Swallower, and the cause of countless shipwrecks. PERFUGIUM MISERIS will sink beneath the waves with the tides and remind us of the perils at sea.
Connecting people & places
Mooch was founded in 2002 by Creative Director, Theresa Smith. Working alongside local authorities, private companies, arts and regeneration organisations, Mooch is a creative force in many projects — ranging from regeneration focussed landscape masterplans to instigating public art installations from concept to delivery.
The Mooch practice is a broad one, responding to each creative project in it's own, site specific, context.
