Nick Jordan | |
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 Jordan in 2017 | |
| Born | 28 July 1967 Chigwell, Essex, England |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Website | nickjordan |
Nick Jordan (born 1967) is a British visual artist and experimental filmmaker based in Manchester, UK. The artist's work explores connections between social, cultural, and natural ecologies. [1]
Jordan's documentaries feature practitioners working in life sciences, such as ecology and botany, as well as from the fields of anthropology and healthcare. [2]
Jordan's short films include The Atom Station, made in Iceland, featuring environmental activist Ómar Ragnarsson; [3] Thought Broadcasting; [4] The Entangled Forest, featuring ecologist Suzanne Simard; [5] and Concrete Forms of Resistance. [6]
Jordan's work has been shown at international galleries, museums and film festivals. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] International film festivals include CPH:DOX, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, [14] and Tampere Film Festival. [15]
Jordan has also collaborated with artist Jacob Cartwright. [16] [17] [18]
Jordan is the festival curator of Braziers International Film Festival, [19] an annual three-day event held at Braziers Park.
The artist's publications include Alien Invaders, [20] published by Book Works, which takes the form of a guidebook to non-native species found in Britain, and the effects on native wildlife.
Other publications include Larksong [21] chapbook and vinyl soundtrack album (British Textile Biennial/Folklore Tapes, 2023); Some Mild Peril [22] (Castlefield Gallery, 2004);The Audubon Trilogy [23] (Dedecus, 2010), a chapbook and series of short films drawn from the writings of 19th-century artist and frontiersman John James Audubon, following his escapades along the Ohio River and Mississippi River; and Heaven, Hell and Other Places, [24] a documentary on Emanuel Swedenborg, commissioned by The Swedenborg Society.
