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Nichola Mew

Edek

Over 1.5 million Poles were deported to Siberia during WWII. Only 500,000 were ever accounted for. Nichola Mew’s work is based on a journal written by a survivor, her grandfather. She travelled thousands of miles, to Siberia, the Middle East and back to Europe in order to capture the landscapes he writes about. Her work creates a sometimes uncomfortable contrast between her modern day journey and that described in Edek’s narrative 70 years previously.

Nichola Mew achieved a BA Hons in Fine Art at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff. She has been working with photography for six years and has exhibited across England and Wales. Her work is represented in private collections across the UK.