Duo exhibition w/ Abbas Zahedi, Conditions, Croydon
15.11.25 - 23.11.25
JL: What’s the third house?
ML: The house I grew up in.
JL: I’m trying to piece it together and trying to imagine the layout by looking at the backgrounds of family photos.
ML: We had a ground floor flat but it was quite big.
There was a big veranda with a living room and dining room together.
A kitchen.
Two bathrooms and three bedrooms, I think.
Two bathrooms, I remember.
One was white and the other was pink.
JL: That sounds big.
The veranda, do you remember much else about it?
ML: The garden was L-shaped.
JL: And do you remember any of the plants in the garden?
ML: We grew ladyfingers. Okra.
We had trees.
I remember the trees, but I don’t know the type.
JL: Do you remember what the trees looked like?
ML: I think they were Palm Trees.
JL: If you try to remember playing in the garden, what are the plants in the background?
ML: Oh, I do remember playing in the garden. I used to ride a tricycle around the garden.
But the only thing I can remember is how clean the garden was. It was very well kept.
Like an image of a garden, rather than the real thing.
Photos: Holli Xue
Exhibition supported using funding by Arts Council England and The Elephant Trust