Rhodri Jones (photographer) explained
Rhodri Jones is a Welsh documentary photographer based in Bologna, Italy. He has exhibited widely and has published several volumes of photography. His work has been carried by the Panos Pictures photographic agency since 1992.[1]
Biography
Jones was born in Tregarth, Gwynedd, North Wales.[2] His mother is from Luxembourg, his father is Welsh, so he grew up influenced by three languages; English, Welsh and German.[3]
Since 1989 he has travelled widely, producing images from locations such as China, Albania and Wales.[4] He has produced several volumes of personal work as well as commissioned work. He was described by fellow Welsh born photojournalist, Philip Jones Griffiths as "a Welsh poet with a camera"[5]
Publications
- Albania. An Oxfam Country Profile. Oxfam, 2000. . Text by Neil Olsen.[6]
- Made in China. Modena: Logos Art, 2002. . Texts by Philip Jones Griffiths and Hong Ying.[7]
- Return/Yn ôl. Bridgend, Wales: Seren, 2006. . Foreword by Gwyneth Lewis.[8]
- Hinterland. Italy: L’artiere edizionitalia, 2010. . With a transcript of a conversation between Jones and Gianni Celati.[9]
- Scambi ferroviari: l'azzurro del servizio ferroviario nel paesaggio bolognese. Bologna: L’artiere edizionitalia, 2011. .[10]
- So Be It. Italy: L’artiere, 2015. . With poems by Martin Camaj, introductions by Leonard Fox and Monica Dematté and a text by Jones.
Exhibitions
- Made in China
- 2002, Turner House Gallery, National Museum Wales, Cardiff, Wales.
- 2003, Noorderlicht Photofestival, Groningen, Netherlands;[11]
- 2003 Spitz Gallery London.[12]
- 2003 Rome International Photo Festival.[13]
- 2003 Pingyao Photography Festival.[14]
- 2007 "Visioni di Cina", Centro Culturale Trevi, Bolzano, Italy.[15]
- Return / Yn Ôl
- Go: Internal Migration in China
- 2008, Side Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.[18] During the show large posters, sponsored by the Look East festival, were shown on advertising billboards around the city.
- 2008, Cynon Valley Museum and Gallery, Aberdare, Wales.
- Land of the Living Past
- 2008,[19] Lighthouse Media Centre, Wolverhampton, England.[20]
- 2009, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales, UK.[21]
- 2010, Galleria 41ZERO30, Bomporto, Italy.[22]
- 2015, Mo Art space, Xinmi, Henan Province, China.
- Hinterland
- 2010 Urban Centre, Sala Borsa, Bologna.[23] [24]
- 2012, Museum of Farming Culture, Bentivoglio, Bologna, Italy.
- 2012, Photomonth Festival, Italian Institute of Culture, Kraków, Poland.[25]
- 2012, Galleria Pubblica, Castel Maggiore, Italy.
Notes
- http://www.panos.co.uk/stories/1-5-1414-1908-RJO/Rhodri-Jones/ Rhodri Jones
- David Williamson, "Jones focuses on China's ironies", Western Mail, 20 July 2002; available here at the Free Library. Accessed 18 April 2015.
- Book: Jones. Rhodri. Return/Yn Ol. 2006. Seren Books. 1854114190.
- Hywel Trewyn, "Rhodri's world is black and white", Liverpool Daily Post, 26 April 2006. Accessed 18 April 2015.
- The final sentence of Philip Jones Griffiths introduction to the "Made in China" book is "This book is a marvellous story told by a Welsh poet with a camera".
- The book may be found here at Google Books.
- Web site: Rhodri Jones. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150416061405/http://www.noorderlicht.com/en/archive/rhodri-jones/. 2015-04-16.
- http://www.serenbooks.com/book/return-yn-ocircl/1854114190 Page about the book
- http://www.lartiere.com/en/prodotto/hinterland/ Page about the book
- Scambi ferroviari, Bologna city website, retrieved 16 April 2015.
- "Global Detail: Rhodri Jones: Made in China", Noorderlicht. Accessed 17 April 2015.
- All Change on The Long March Towards Modern China. 29 January 2003. British Journal of Photography.
- Book: Motta, Federico. Catalogue. 88-7179-412-5.
- Made In China. 27 August 2003. People's Photography.
- Web site: Cina - west of California?. www.bolzano.net. 2015-10-20.
- Web site: Sign in - Google Accounts.
- Joanna Symons, "Catch this: Joanna Symons reviews a photographic exhibition of the work of Rhodri Jones", Daily Telegraph, 6 May 2006. Accessed 17 April 2015.
- "Go! Internal Migration in China by Rhodri Jones", Amber Online. Accessed 17 April 2015.
- Web site: Sign in - Google Accounts.
- http://thestirrer.thebirminghampress.com/the-lighthouse-0412081.html Events listing for the Lighthouse
- Web site: Aberystwyth Arts Centre Annual Report 2008/2009.
- http://www.provincia.modena.it/page.asp?IDCategoria=6&ID=80252 Exhibition notice for "Land of the Living Past"
- News: La Repubblica. Parisini. Francesca. 10 December 2010.
- News: Il Resto del Carlino. 11 January 2011.
- Web site: Rhodri Jones exhibited at the Italian Institute of Culture in Krakow, Poland. Panos Pictures. 21 April 2015. 9 May 2012.
References
- http://www.panos.co.uk/stories/1-5-1414-1908-RJO/Rhodri-Jones/ Rhodri Jones
- David Williamson, "Jones focuses on China's ironies", Western Mail, 20 July 2002; available here at the Free Library. Accessed 18 April 2015.
- Book: Jones. Rhodri. Return/Yn Ol. 2006. Seren Books. 1854114190.
- Hywel Trewyn, "Rhodri's world is black and white", Liverpool Daily Post, 26 April 2006. Accessed 18 April 2015.
- The final sentence of Philip Jones Griffiths introduction to the "Made in China" book is "This book is a marvellous story told by a Welsh poet with a camera".
- The book may be found here at Google Books.
- Web site: Rhodri Jones. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150416061405/http://www.noorderlicht.com/en/archive/rhodri-jones/. 2015-04-16.
- http://www.serenbooks.com/book/return-yn-ocircl/1854114190 Page about the book
- http://www.lartiere.com/en/prodotto/hinterland/ Page about the book
- Scambi ferroviari, Bologna city website, retrieved 16 April 2015.
- "Global Detail: Rhodri Jones: Made in China", Noorderlicht. Accessed 17 April 2015.
- All Change on The Long March Towards Modern China. 29 January 2003. British Journal of Photography.
- Book: Motta, Federico. Catalogue. 88-7179-412-5.
- Made In China. 27 August 2003. People's Photography.
- Web site: Cina - west of California?. www.bolzano.net. 2015-10-20.
- Web site: Sign in - Google Accounts.
- Joanna Symons, "Catch this: Joanna Symons reviews a photographic exhibition of the work of Rhodri Jones", Daily Telegraph, 6 May 2006. Accessed 17 April 2015.
- "Go! Internal Migration in China by Rhodri Jones", Amber Online. Accessed 17 April 2015.
- Web site: Sign in - Google Accounts.
- http://thestirrer.thebirminghampress.com/the-lighthouse-0412081.html Events listing for the Lighthouse
- Web site: Aberystwyth Arts Centre Annual Report 2008/2009.
- http://www.provincia.modena.it/page.asp?IDCategoria=6&ID=80252 Exhibition notice for "Land of the Living Past"
- News: La Repubblica. Parisini. Francesca. 10 December 2010.
- News: Il Resto del Carlino. 11 January 2011.
- Web site: Rhodri Jones exhibited at the Italian Institute of Culture in Krakow, Poland. Panos Pictures. 21 April 2015. 9 May 2012.
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