North Wales is currently hosting two exhibitions by Tom Wood. 'Out-takes and Work Prints' is showing at Oriel Colwyn in Colwyn Bay till 30th March. 'Landscapes' is at Mostyn in a salon-style hang in Llandudno till 6th April (curated by Mark Durden).
Tom Wood was born in the West of Ireland and now lives in North Wales.
Oriel Colywn has a donated draw to win signed copies of Tom Wood's new books Men and Women (published by Steidl) and a signed print. Details here.
Please join us on the evening of Friday 14th March for our first exhibition. We'll be showing work from our collective as well as selected work that has featured on our blog. The exhibition is at Arcade Cardiff from 14th – 30th March.
Last week we were delighted to hear the news that Abbie Trayler-Smith won 2nd prize singles, (Staged Portraits) in the World Press Photo Awards.
'For the soul, the house where it lives is nothing but an expansion of its own body….The surroundings become a museum of the soul, an archive of its experiences.' Mario Praz. 'Independent Annie' offers a glimpse into the day-to-day life of Lindsey, a forty-nine year old single man who lives in his deceased grandparents home.
She, like Lindsey, had been a hoarder of precious objects, which for him hold the past. The work explores the treasured nature of personal possessions and how a house and its inhabitant can become reflections of one and other.
Lindsay lived with his grandparents in a village near Bridgend until they passed away, since then he's been living in the same house mainly alone and surrounded by their belongings. He was born without a full arm and now when he goes out of the house uses prosthesis with a metal clamp on the end.
Now on show at Queens Arcade Cardiff is 'Contra', an installation of photographic and film work by Claire Kern and Jorden Williams.
This exhibition sees Kern presenting Silent Genocide, "a series of photographs and texts documenting the heart-rending stories of women from Tibet living in India, facing potentially life threatening sterilization procedures." Jorden Williams' work questions "the Western systems and values placed on contraceptive drugs that affect those a little closer to home" in her video 'The Doctored Oath'.
The exhibition is at Queens Arcade, Queen St, Cardiff, CF10 2BY till the 16th February (open Wednesday to Sunday 12 – 5.30pm).