Arddangosfa
David Hurn, Tenby, 1974 Castle Hill at the elegant seaside town of Tenby, South Wales. Photograph. Archival inkjet print. ©David Hurn.
Mae’r ffotograffydd Magnum adnabyddus David Hurn yn un o ffotograffwyr gohebiaeth mwyaf dylanwadol Prydain. O dras Gymreig, enillodd Hurn ei enw da yn gynnar gyda’i ohebiaeth am chwyldro Hwngari yn 1956. Yn y pen draw, trodd wrth faterion cyfoes, gan ddewis cymryd agwedd fwy personol tuag at naratif gweledol.
Mae Hurn wedi treulio llawer o’i waith proffesiynol yn croniclo bywyd Cymru. Mae ei waith diweddar yn archwilio effaith y ddynoliaeth, sydd weithiau’n absẃrd, ar dirwedd Cymru.
Mae’r arddangosfa hon yn cyflwyno rhai o’r gweithiau a gafodd sylw yn y ffilm Fel y Mae: Ôl Troed Dyn ar Dirlun Cymru, gan yr artist Zed Nelson, a ddilynodd daith ffotograffig Hurn o amgylch Cymru.
Artist profiles and statements
David Hurn
David Hurn (b. 1934 ) is a British photographer and member of Magnum Photos. He set up the famous School of Documentary Photography in Newport, Wales in 1973. He collaborated on the successful textbook, On Being a Photographer (1997), with Professor Bill Jay. A seminal book of his work titled Wales: Land of My Father (2000) was published in 2000. Hurn’s work has been widely exhibited in major institutions in the UK and internationally.
Zed Nelson
Zed Nelson is a documentary photographer known for long-term projects that explore contemporary society. He has published three books, ‘Gun Nation’, ‘Love Me’ and ‘A Portrait of Hackney’, and been recognised by numerous photography awards including First Prize in the World Press Photo Competition, the Visa d’Or (France), and the Alfred Eisenstaedt Award (USA). Nelson’s work has been exhibited widely, including Tate Britain, the National Portrait Gallery and the V&A Museum.
