Jack Moyse
© Jack Moyse
Earlier this year, Swansea-based photographer and artist Jack Moyse was invited to rethink the entire gallery space - both physically and metaphorically - after winning the Interventions: Gallery Reset open call in partnership with Disability Arts Cymru.
New and existing works from Jack’s project You and I will be on display throughout August, accompanied by a programme of events and performance pieces.
You and I is an introspective documentary series following a young artist attempting to understand the physical and mental impacts of living with the disability with which he was diagnosed aged 17. His reflections form the basis of a narrative that encompasses some of the many issues people living with debilities encounter including romance, parenthood and prejudice.
Based primarily in photography, the project questions ableist attitudes from the viewpoint of the lived disabled experience, offering insight into the life of a marginalised group often overlooked by society.
Interventions: Gallery Reset is a series of gallery ‘takeovers' made possible with Art Fund’s ‘Reimagine’ grant, providing new opportunities for artists to experiment, challenge and ask provocative questions, with a focus on themes such as identity, migration, gender, social inequality and the environment.
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Jack Moyse is a photographer and artist based in Swansea, South Wales. His practice focuses on societal issues such as the demonisation of migrants, ableism, and mental health. Jack has been invited to speak at a number of colleges, universities, photo festivals and symposia, including University of South Wales, University of Wales Trinity St David Swansea, Carmarthen School of Art and the Trauma Porn Symposium in Bristol (supported by Bristol Photography Research Group). In April this year he was also invited to exhibit at and contribute to the Healing Through Photography conference at Belfast Exposed.