Memento Mori Edition:First Edition, Second Printing was the result of a

was the result of a self-initiated project attempting to discover what is meant by the phrase ‘my culture’

drawn to bright colour

giving him a unique perspective on the community that an outsider would never achieve

the book illustrates how words and objects have also played a key role in developing his distinctive and accessible vision

albeit subtle and understated

Memento Mori Edition:First Edition, Second Printing was the result of aRRB Photobooks presents a corrected reprint of Memento Mori, Peter Mitchells first publication, long out of print. Originally published in 1990, Memento Mori documents the dramatic impact of the Quarry Hill redevelopment project in Leeds. 'I photograph dying buildings and Quarry Hill was terminal by the time I got to it. Times change and I know there was no point in keeping Quarry Hill Flats. But what it stood for might have been worth remembering.'