How do memories become mermaids?

This video tells the story behind one of the luminous, colourful dioramas in Jason and the Adventure of 254, open now at Wellcome Collection. ‘Mum the Mermaid’ transforms a cherished childhood memory of seaside holidays in Yorkshire into a surreal underwater scene. At the heart of the work is Jason’s mum, appearing as a magical mermaid surrounded by sea-creatures.

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