Glenn Edwards: Route A47Zero
The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff
From Tue 7 Nov until TBC
Rather fittingly, just like the thoroughfare that is its focus, Glenn Edwards’ exhibition Route A47zero will be making its way the full length of the country from the north coast (where it has been on display as part of the Northern Eye Photography Festival in Colwyn Bay) down to the capital.
After years of working on commissions abroad Cardiff-based Edwards, a former UK Press Photographer Of The Year, found himself searching for a subject closer to home. The result is an affectionate portrait of Wales’ long and winding road, the frequently spectacular landscapes it traverses and the people and places it encounters along the way.
The images are not shot hurriedly from the window of a car in the manner of Robert Frank, blurred by impatient onward movement; on the contrary, Edwards’ progress is leisurely, the photographic roadtrip involving regular stop-offs to admire the scenery, visit a country show or just grab a lay-by burger. At work is the same “gentle style” for which he’s praised his mentor David Hurn.
The pictures take you on a journey through Wales’ present, in all its rich diversity, while also documenting vestiges of its past. And, like all of the best journeys, the exhibition’s own will end at the pub: the Andrew Buchan on Albany Road.
words BEN WOOLHEAD
Admission: free. Info: www.glennedwardsphotojournalist.com (BW)