Jonathan Moss

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Born: UK

Education
2006: Royal College of Art, London, PEP Diploma, Department of Printmaking
1991–1993: MA in Fine Art and Art History The University of Wales
1988–1991: BA Honours degree in Fine Art, The University of Wales


Solo Exhibitions
• La Mals, Sochaux, France (Nov 2006)
• Espace d’Art, Rennes-les-Bains, France (2005)
• Domus II, Perpignan, France (2004, 2003)
• Jonathan Moss: Works on Paper, The Strang Print Room, University College of London (1998)
• Contemporary Stance, Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham (1996)

Group Exhibitions
- Place, Identity and Memory, Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries, and touring (2009)
- turn-berlin gallery, Berlin (2009)
- Streaming Festival, The Hague, Netherlands (Oct 2009)
- One Minute Film Festival, Aarau, Switzerland (August 2009)
- Tenderpix Experimental Showreel, Tenderpixel Gallery, Soho Shorts, London (July 2009)
- Silent Movie Project at Sync Festival, Athens (2009)
- Athens Video Art Festival (2009)
- Ottica TV, London (2009)
- Frieze Foundation, included in Road Movie, screened at Frieze Art Fair 2008 and on
Channel 4's Three Minute Wonder (UK)
- Optica: Nuit Blanche, Paris, Madrid, Gijon (2008)
- War & Peace, Screening at the Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol and Stroud Valley Artspace (2008)
- Lightbox, London (2008)
• "Punctum", The Video Art Gallery, London (Dec 2007)
• "Surveillance" South Hill Park, Berkshire (Dec 2007)
• Screening: Optica International Festival of Video Art, Gijon, Spain (Nov 2007)
• Screening: Inside Out, Signals 5, London (Sept 2007)
• One Minute International Fillm Festival, Aarau, Switzerland (Aug 2007)
• Festival Miden, Kalamata, Greece (2007)
• Art Video Screening, Vasteras, Sweden (2007)
• Izolenta International Digital Festival, St Petersberg (2007)
• Loop Pool at the 53rd Short film Festival, Oberhausen, Germany (2007)
• ArtSway (2006)
• Saltburn Artists Projects (2006)
• Glasgow International Art Fair (2006)
• Dublin Art Fair (2005)

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS PRIOR TO 2005

• Rentrée, Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston University, London (2000)
• Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells (1996)
• The Oxford Gallery, Oxford (1996, 1995)
• The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London (1995)
• These Enchanted Woods, Museum of Modern Art Wales, Machynlleth (1995)
• The Spectator 7th National Art Award, Images of the Earth, Sotheby’s, London and the Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh (1994)
• Summer Exhibition, Burlington New Gallery, London (1994)
• Grande Exposition de Printemps, Forum des Halles, Paris (1994)
• Ferens Gallery, Hull (1994)
• Tabernacle Gallery, London (1994)

Projects
Current project: Rivesaltes

A place between the Mediterranean and the mountains, just a few miles from Perpignan, on the edge of a motorway. A place left to remind us of the Holocaust. From this camp in Rivesaltes thousands were sent to Auschwitz and on this land thousands were abandoned to die. Shockingly, a section of this camp is still used today as a detention centre for illegal immigrants.

This project is a series of videos depicting a walk through the ruined buildings and across the undergrowth of this camp where many have walked before under desperate circumstances. Beautiful images belie a dark history. The natural sound of footsteps has been distorted to evoke the sense of disquiet.

‘Rivesaltes’ is a journey exploring this land, its clandestine history and the artist’s heritage.

Publications
- 'Tenderpix 2009', Experimental Film at Tenderpixel, Tenderpixel Gallery, DVD
- 'Place, Identity and Memory', Iris Books, 2009, Catalogue
- The Artists' Newsletter: 'Artists Blogging Abroad', 2009, Article
- 3 Minute Wonder, 'Road Trip', Frieze Film, Channel 4 television transmission, 2008