​Art Practice

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Tod Jones is a UK based artist whose multidisciplinary practice is concerned with creating impermanent installations that act as an ephemeral event. These events are photographed as a form of documentation and the images often become their own branch of work.

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These installations are created with a ritualistic preparing of the space for which the work will rest. Simple materials such as paint dust, tape, wood and fabrics are commonly used.

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Research: Installation, sculpture, minimalism, architecture, photography, East Asian aesthetics and philosophy.​

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Projects

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• 2024 - Return to Germany: A Solo Journey with The Red Studio
  This trip was an invite to contribute to the very first of the Kuturvilla Nellie's (Germany) 'Nachhaltigkeitstage' - 'Sustainability Days'. This second artistic trip to Germany acted as a Post-Cultural Bridge, where the following Events took place:
   

• Sustainability Days Opening - Introducing The Red Studio concept

• Pecha Kucha - The Red Studio Project, UK & Germany partnership

• Open House - The Red Studio Lecture:
  
  "The Red Studio Kunstprojekt von Tod Jones
  Bei dieser Methode künstlerisch zu arbeiten werden wenig Platz und Material benötigt. Ziel dieser Arbeitsweise ist es, Ressourcen zu schonen, bewusst in der Gegenwart und frei für Begegnungen mit der natürlichen Umgebung zu sein. Vortrag auf Englisch." - Kuturvilla Nellie
  
  The Wider Journey
  Tod organised a longer stay in Germany to engage with his Art and Philosophical Research. This resulted in spending time around Southern Germany and the chance to travel to various locations, including the Heart of the Black Forest.
  
  The ability to explore further sites of interest and to engage The Red Studio further in a reflective place to practice the research undertaken. It also resulted in a number hikes where photographs have captured moments beyond The Red Studio.
  
   

• 2024 - Had a photograph featured on the National Gallery website
  
   

• 2024 - 'ENTER' - Cultural Bridge Finale
  'ENTER' 2024, is a film directed and produced by Nelson Douglas is a team (both UK & Germany) collaboration. ​This film was first aired at Wolverhampton Literature Festival 2024. A short talk from each of the 3 UK Artists (Sahota, Jones & Pall) explaining their individual practices preceded the film. Afterwards Anisha Sahota, Tod Jones and Ajay Pall were part of a Q&A discussion led by Artist Facilitator Komlaish Ahcall.
   

• 2023 - The beginning of the Cultural Bridge: An International Project with The Red Studio
  The Cultural Bridge programme with Creative Black Country (UK) and The Kuturvilla Nellie (Germany) was a group artistic collaboration project centred around climate change. The UK Team consisted of Artists: Anisha Sahota, Tod Jones, and Ajay Pall. With Artist Facilitator Komlaish Ahcall & Creative Advisor Nelson Douglas.
   

• See Blog Posts from CBC:

• Cultural Bridge - A Visit to Germany - Sep 2023

• ENTER: A Tale of Climate Activism and Artistic Connection - Jan 2024

• Case Study: Cultural Bridge - ENTER Tier 2 - April 2024
  
  "This project was funded by Cultural Bridge, which celebrates bilateral artistic partnerships between the UK and Germany through the collaboration between Arts Council England, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, British Council, Creative Scotland, Fonds Soziokultur, Goethe-Institut London and Wales Arts International / Arts Council of Wales."
  
   

• 2023 - Documented the 12 Hour live Performance of Melati Suryodarmo's 'I'm a Ghost in My Own House' (2012) part of Suryodarmo's Solo Exhibition at Ikon Gallery.
  - This was also Published in The Guardian and the 'Melati Suryodarmo Passionate Pilgrim' Published in Melati Suryodarmo's 2023 Exhibition Catalogue 
  
   

• 2022 - Published as a documentary photographer for - Pâte de Verre by Max Stewart and Tone Ørvik. See the book here on the Schiffer Publishing website
   

• 2020 - The Red Studio - began during Lockdown.
  This is a space-based concept using a simple method as a gateway to a meditative place. A place to feel, encounter, discover and to be-in-the-world.
   

• 2019 - 2021 - Completed a AA2A - Artist Residency​
   

• 2020 - Photographer for the Science Art Workshop for the S.T.A.R.T.S project.
   

• 2020 - Was one of the Artists on the Arts Drop Project for the University of Wolverhampton and ASPIRE to HE.​​
   

• 2019 - Completed a Residency at The New Art Gallery Walsall​​ 
  
  Whilst on residency, Tod created a large-scale floor installation in the visitor entrance of the gallery. He contributed to the NAGW Instagram as an 'artist takeover' showing new work to the audience online.
  
  This residency gave the opportunity to continuously engage with visitors to the gallery. For the finale of the residency time, Tod organised an open studio event with the Gallery to both exhibit new works produced in-situ and to have open engagement with a wider audience.
  
  Post Residency - A number of Documented Photographs were exhibited in the Galleries Mezzanine area.
  
   

• 2019 - Contracted by the University of Wolverhampton to work as the official photographer for the International Glass Festival, involving talks and workshops over a few days. The IBD awareness exhibition (New Cross Hospital), the MA Degree Show 2019 which was spread across Wolverhampton Art Gallery and The New Art Gallery Walsall.​​​
   

• Tod was the Social Media Coordinator of Artsfest 2019 working with The University of Wolverhampton. This meant researching and documenting a range of theatre shows, creative workshops, talks and walks.​​​