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Mooch has been commissioned by Historic England as part of their Twin Towns Cultural Programme. We are twinning Ramsgate and Ryde to create the fantasy Isle of Rydesgate. You can help create our fantasy High Street by applying for a craft kit. Send your name and address via our contact page and we will pop a kit in the post to you. For more info go to the project page and find out about our fantasy High Street.
Mooch is delighted to announce that we finally have our planning permission to go ahead with a new version of the PERFUGIUM MISERIS artwork that we did for Ramsgate in 2016. Huge thanks to Ramsgate Town Council and Thanet District Council for their support and confidence in the project. Now the hard work starts of delivering what will be a major artwork for the town. Watch this space...
Yesterday saw our first proper survey of the landing stage on the Eastern harbour arm in Ramsgate and what an extraordinary place it is. In the Brutalist style of architecture, this treasure was originally built in the 1940’s, ferries would moor here and passengers disembark to continue their journeys.
Strengthening the relationship between 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.
| Perfugium Miseris is an inspiring piece that invites the diverse and fluid audience of the harbour space to reflect on their surroundings…
Victoria Pomery - Director, Turner Contemporary
Gallery, Margate.
Recent Projects
Our 2016 project ‘PERFUGIUM MISERIS’ finds a new home in Goodwin Sands, a notorious sandbank nicknamed the Ship Swallower.
WHEE is a 4 metre wide series of concave and convex letters that distort your image to make you wide, thin, upside down and just plain odd! The playful letters are beautifully made with mirror sides and add a punchy graphic statement whilst distorting the harbour around it.
To celebrate the up-and-coming Queens Platinum Jubilee, Mooch & Hold Creative Spaces are bringing a series of events in Ramsgate to celebrate the occasion.
In 2022, Mooch was shortlisted by Stonewater Housing Association to create a sculptural focal point as part of their Langton Park development in Wiltshire. The new neighborhood was very close to the Science Museum Groups - National Collections Center, housing their fantastic collection.
For Holocaust Memorial Day, Ramsgate Town Council asked Mooch to create a hashtag on the beach at Ramsgate, to mark the service that took place on the 27th January.
Mooch has been commissioned by Historic England as part of their High Street Heritage Action Zone cultural programme called Twin Towns and is 1 of 6 creative practices that will connect 2 HSHAZ towns.