BIOGRAPHY
Artist Jordi Robert (b. 1964 Barcelona) has an extensive background in commercial filmmaking and Photography. He creates short films and installations using innovative visual narratives with a strong emphasis on unconventional editing techniques. His artistic work focuses on the human being, exploring emotions and relationships. His work has been selected for several film festivals and exhibitions in Spain and the UK. With his short film Eladia, Jordi has won Best Moving Image Prize at the 21st National Open Art Exhibition (NOA) and the Best Short Film award at the VOC film festival in Barcelona.
Artist Jordi Robert (b. 1964 Barcelona) has an extensive background in commercial filmmaking and Photography. He creates short films and installations using innovative visual narratives with a strong emphasis on unconventional editing techniques. His artistic work focuses on the human being, exploring emotions and relationships. His work has been selected for several film festivals and exhibitions in Spain and the UK. With his short film Eladia, Jordi has won Best Moving Image Prize at the 21st National Open Art Exhibition (NOA) and the Best Short Film award at the VOC film festival in Barcelona.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a Catalan visual artist resident in the UK. I have a particular interest in finding new ways to tell stories, often using my camera as a catalyst. I respond to my everyday experiences and current social issues using these as a starting point, adopting both documentary and conceptual approaches. Complex human relationships and basic emotions fascinate me. I capture the private, the unfamiliar and the different to gain and share an insight through photography, film or video installations.
Although personal, my work aims to connect with the audience at both an emotional and intellectual level. Recently, I explored ideas about time, space, and memory and how these concepts impact our identity, resulting in the video installation Eladia (2017), which includes sound recordings, home made films from the 60’s, pictures from a family album and the images that I captured in a nursing home. The installation is not only an invitation to submerge in a journey to the past and nostalgia, but more importantly, to reflect about the cruel reality of dementia and its social and personal repercussions. At the core of my work is an inquisitive exploration of the human being, trying to understand who we are.
I am a Catalan visual artist resident in the UK. I have a particular interest in finding new ways to tell stories, often using my camera as a catalyst. I respond to my everyday experiences and current social issues using these as a starting point, adopting both documentary and conceptual approaches. Complex human relationships and basic emotions fascinate me. I capture the private, the unfamiliar and the different to gain and share an insight through photography, film or video installations.
Although personal, my work aims to connect with the audience at both an emotional and intellectual level. Recently, I explored ideas about time, space, and memory and how these concepts impact our identity, resulting in the video installation Eladia (2017), which includes sound recordings, home made films from the 60’s, pictures from a family album and the images that I captured in a nursing home. The installation is not only an invitation to submerge in a journey to the past and nostalgia, but more importantly, to reflect about the cruel reality of dementia and its social and personal repercussions. At the core of my work is an inquisitive exploration of the human being, trying to understand who we are.
