64°north 3 IV-25 IV 2018 and 10 VI - 8 VII 2018, Market Hall Cinema, Brynmawr Carmen Marchena Alonso you can find an interview with Carmen about her photography and travels on whattarollmag.com Carmen would like to dedicate 64°north to her good friend
and fellow mountaineer and climber Román, who, along with two other mountaineers died in an avalanche on the 31st of March while working as a guide on a skiing expedition in the Swiss Alps. "Adios, me voy" En primavera como duelen los mirlos... sobre la nieve [Carmen Marchena Alonso] |
Mae “64° i’r gogledd” yn arddangosfa solo gan Carmen Marchena Alonso, ffotograffydd, mynyddwr a dringwr Sbaeneg. Mae'r arddangosfa yn cynnwys ei ffotograffau analog o Wlad yr Iâ, y Pyrenees a'r Y Ynys Las, lle mae Carmen yn teithio bob blwyddyn lle mae hi weithiau'n gweithio fel canllaw caiac a threkking, gan fforio y ffiordau, rhewlifoedd a moroedd rhewllyd o gwmpas yr ynys. Gan ddefnyddio gwahanol gamerâu ac arbrofi gyda gwahanol fathau o ffilm, mae Carmen yn cofnodi tirluniau hardd a swrealaidd yn llawn lliwiau na fyddem yn disgwyl eu gweld mewn man a adwaenir yn well am gael ei blanced mewn eira a rhew gwyn. *** “64° i’r gogledd” yw’r trydydd o gyfres o 9 arddangosfa a drefnir yn 2018 yn 76m2, Pont-y-pŵl gan brosiect *kickplate*, gyda chefnogaeth gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, Adran Datblygu Celfyddydau Cyngor Torfaen a Chyngor Cymuned Pont-y-pŵl. 76m2
2 Adeiladau Portland Stryd Fasnachol Pont-y-pŵl Torfaen NP4 6JS 3 – 25 Ebrill Dydd Mawrth – Dydd Sadwrn, 11:00 – 18:00 |
"64°north” is a solo exhibition by Carmen Marchena Alonso, Spanish photographer, mountaineer and climber. The exhibition features her analogue work from Iceland, the Pyrenees and, prevalently, Greenland, where Carmen travels every year, and where she sometimes works as a kayak and trekking guide, exploring the fjords, glaciers and icy seas around the island. Using various cameras and experimenting with different types of film, Carmen captures beautiful and surreal landscapes full of colours we wouldn't expect to see in a place known better for being blanketed in white snow and ice. *** “64°north” is the third in a series of 9 exhibitions that will be organised in 2018 in 76m2, Pontypool by the*kickplate*project, with the support from the Arts Council of Wales, Torfaen Council's Arts Development and Pontypool Community Council. 76m2 2 Portland Buildings Commercial Street Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JS 3rd - 25th April Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00 – 18:00 |