Max Jourdan (b. Paris 1968) grew up in the United States and in
Britain where he graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1992.
Alongside his photography, he works as a documentary film director
and is presently working on a documentary for Channel Four. He lives
and works in London
Biography
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS |
| 2002 |
Broadbent, London |
| 1997 |
Blue Gallery, London |
| 1996 |
National Museum of Photography Film & Television, Bradford
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| 1995 |
EC1, London |
| 1994 |
Zwemmers' Photography Gallery, London |
| 1994 |
The French Cultural Centre, Palermo |
| 1993 |
The French Institute, Edinburgh |
| 1993 |
Factual Nonsense Gallery, London |
| 1993 |
The Design Centre, London |
| 1992 |
The West Soho Summer Exhibition. London |
| 1992 |
The Royal College of Art Degree Show, London |
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| EDUCATION & TRAINING |
| 1990-1992 |
Master of Arts (M.A Photography), Royal College of Art, London |
| 1986-1990 |
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (B.A English & French), Sussex
University |
| 1991 |
ARCO, Lisbon |
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| PHOTOGRAPHY WORK |
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Death Camps in Poland - Documentary project centered
on Nazi Death Camps in Poland. Supported by the Holocaust Educational
Trust |
| 2000 |
My Grandfather was in the Navy... - A photography
exhibition project featuring photographs taken during my military
service and naval archive images belonging to my grand father.
Exhibited at the Association Gallery, London |
| 1996 |
Parking Lot - Colour and b/w project centered
on a London allotment landscape. Exhibited London |
| 1995 |
Atlantic Wall - Documentary landscape project
of German WWII fortifications in Northern Europe. Exhibited
London |
|
Cadaveri Eccelenti - Photographs of the cappuccin
Catacombs in Palermo, Sicily. Touring exhibition in Palermo,
London, Paris and Boston USA. Part of a group show entitled,
'The Dead' at the National Museum of Photography, Film and TV,
Bradford |
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33, rue de la Galcičre - Photography and music
project. Black & white still lives taken in Southern France
and accompanied by a musical score composed by Molly Nyman.
Produced in Edinburgh and London |
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Tharu - Letterpress printed photography book
featuring portraits of the Nepalese Tharu tribe.Tharu features
among the "Victoria and Albert Museum" and the "Centre National
de la Photographie" collections; as well as those of the "Chelsea
School of Art" and the "Royal College of Art" |
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| FILM WORK |
| 2002 |
RENEGADE FIDDLER
58 mins. Documentary on the violinist Gilles Apap for France
3 |
| 2002 |
THE SLOT
3x 3mins series for Channel 4 "The Slot" |
| 2001 |
THE TOUGHEST SHERIFF IN AMERICA
52 mins. Documentary on female chain gangs and Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Broadcast on Channel 5. February 2001 |
| 2000 |
THE ENGLISH PASSEGIATA
10 mins. Documentary for BBC 2 - 10 x 10 series |
| 1999 |
RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ
12 mins pilot for a 50 mins documentary portrait of the Cuban
musician and composer. Shot on location in Havana |
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