TALK PHOTO! (with James Clifford Kent)

Oriel Colwyn

Join our FREE fortnightly TALK PHOTO! event! 
Talk #12 will be with JAMES CLIFFORD KENT on Thursday 15th August at 7:00 PM!

Oriel Colwyn - The North Wales Photography Gallery

<h3>TALK PHOTO! (with James Clifford Kent)</h3> TALK PHOTO! - a new FREE fortnightly social event held in Oriel Colwyn’s gallery space, where invited speakers will be here IN PERSON to share presentations and insights about their work or projects, with a friendly intimate audience.Due to space limitations, we will be restricting each event to 25 tickets only and are happy to make the tickets FREE OF CHARGE (with an option to also donate or pay what you can) to help remove any financial barriers to attend.(We do ask however that if you find you can’t make it, you return the ticket for others that may be on the waiting list)Tickets will be required to attend and they will be issued here on a first come, first served basis – be quick! <h3>Come join us on THURSDAY 15th AUGUST at Oriel Colwyn Gallery for an exciting FREE in-person talk with photographer JAMES CLIFFORD KENT</h3><h3> </h3><h3>JAMES CLIFFORD KENT</h3>James Clifford Kent returns to Oriel Colwyn – the home of his first exhibition Memories of a Lost Shark (2013) – to share stories about his continuing work in the UK and Cuba.—James Clifford Kent is a London-based photographer and lectures on visual culture at Royal Holloway, University of London. His socially-engaged practice and collaborative projects involve connecting people through the power of visual storytelling.His award-winning work exploring untold stories and marginalised communities has been published widely, featuring in the press (The Times and The British Journal of Photography) and world-leading journals (The Lancet, History of Photography &amp; Royal Photographic Society Journal).James has also exhibited work and supported curatorial projects at Royal Academy of Arts &amp; The Photographers’ Gallery, and facilitated workshops and delivered keynote talks at prestigious institutions, including The British Library and Fototeca de Cuba. His first book – Aesthetics and the Revolutionary City – was published in 2019 and he was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society in 2022.James has traveled regularly to Cuba since 2004, covering historical events such as the funeral procession of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in 2016. His award-winning project “¡No hay más na'!” (There's Nothing Left, 2022–24) documents narratives of survival in crisis-hit Cuba.Other recent work capturing expectant parents and healthcare workers’ experiences of pregnancy/birth has involved collaborating with NHS England (2022-24) and contributing to a broader conversation on health and social welfare.He is currently working on his first photobook – Yuma – about his experiences living and working on the island between 2004-2024. Profile Image - Outside Burberry, Regent St – London, 2023 ©John Perivolaris--------------------------------CYMRAEG:Mae James Clifford Kent yn dychwelyd i Oriel Colwyn – cartref ei arddangosfa gyntaf, Memories of a Lost Shark (2013) – i rannu storïau am ei waith yn y DU a Chiwba.—Ffotograffydd sy’n seiliedig yn Llundain yw James Clifford Kent, ac mae’n ddarlithydd diwylliant gweledol yn Royal Holloway, Prifysgol Llundain. Mae ei arfer sy’n ymgysylltu â chymdeithas a’i brosiectau ar y cyd yn cysylltu pobl trwy bŵer adrodd storïau gweledol.Mae ei waith sydd wedi ennill gwobrau sy’n archwilio storïau heb eu hadrodd a chymunedau ar yr ymylon wedi’i gyhoeddi’n eang ac wedi’u cynnwys yn y wasg (The Times a The British Journal of Photography) a chyfnodolion o’r radd flaenaf (The Lancet, History of Photography a Royal Photographic Society Journal). Mae hefyd wedi arddangos gwaith a chefnogi prosiectau curadurol yn Academi Frenhinol y Celfyddydau a The Photographers’ Gallery a hwyluso gweithdai a darparu prif sgyrsiau mewn sefydliadau mawreddog, gan gynnwys y Llyfrgell Brydeinig a Fototeca de Cuba. Cyhoeddwyd ei lyfr cyntaf – Aesthetics and the Revolutionary City – yn 2019 a dyfarnwyd Cymrodoriaeth y Gymdeithas Ffotograffiaeth Frenhinol iddo yn 2022.Mae James wedi bod yn teithio’n rheolaidd i Giwba ers 2004, gan weld digwyddiadau hanesyddol fel gorymdaith angladdol cyn Arweinydd Ciwba, Fidel Castro, yn 2016. Mae ei brosiect sydd wedi ennill gwobrau, “¡No hay más na'!” (There's Nothing Left, 2022–24), yn cofnodi naratif goroesiad yng Nghiwba oedd mewn argyfwng. Mae gwaith diweddar arall sy’n cofnodi profiadau darpar rieni a gweithwyr gofal iechyd o feichiogrwydd/genedigaeth wedi golygu cydweithio â NHS England (2022-24) a chyfrannu at sgwrs ehangach am iechyd a lles cymdeithasol.Ar hyn o bryd, mae’n gweithio ar ei lyfr ffotograffau cyntaf – Yuma – am ei brofiadau o fyw a gweithio ar yr ynys rhwng 2004-2024.