Instagram Takeover: Rodrigo Orrantia

Rodrigo Orrantia, Associate Mentor for the Jerwood/Photoworks Awards 2015 takes over the Photoworks Instagram account, August, 2015.

Rodrigo joins an impressive line up of previous guest editors to takeover our Instagram Account, sharing what they’ve been up to and what’s been catching their eye over five days.

Take a look at some of his brilliant posts and videos below.

To keep up with our latest Instagram Takeover, follow us over at instagram.com/photoworks_uk

 

Rodrigo Orrantia

Rodrigo Orrantia is an art historian and curator based in London. After finishing the Contemporary and Historical Photography MA at Sotheby’s Institute London, he has worked for public and private galleries and museums developing exhibition programmes and publication projects. He has recently been appointed on the board of Trustees of the Institute of International Visual Arts, London. His main interest is photography as an expanding field, exploring connections with film, sculpture, text, sound and localised performance.

Hi everyone, @rodrigoorrantia here. All ready for my #photoworks_uk #instagramtakeover starting tomorrow! Keep your eyes peeled for studio visits, #photobook reviews and previews of top #photography exhibitions, (plus you’ll discover who’s behind this mysterious image!)

A photo posted by Photoworks (@photoworks_uk) on Aug 16, 2015 at 12:55pm PDT

The fascinating Freshwater Circle, including my favourites Lord Tennyson, Charles Darwin and Virginia Woolf, at Dimbola Lodge #isleofwight former home of #photographer #juliamargaretcameron celebrating her 200th birthday, closing day of my #JPA15 @photoworks_uk #instagramtakeover by @rodrigoorrantia

A photo posted by Photoworks (@photoworks_uk) on Aug 23, 2015 at 2:47am PDT

Dimbola Lodge by #photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, celebrating her 200th birthday, closing day of my #JPA15 @photoworks_uk #instagramtakeover by @rodrigoorrantia

A photo posted by Photoworks (@photoworks_uk) on Aug 23, 2015 at 5:36am PDT

Dimbola Lodge in Freshwater #isleofwight after a stormy day. This is the last post of my #JPA15 @photoworks_uk @jerwoodjva #instagramtakeover, massive thank you to @photoworks_uk @john_maclean_photo @natasha.caruana @mahtabhussain @estherteichmann @beetlesandhuxley @matthewpaulfinn @awoiska_vdm @vamuseum @wayneford for taking part! Here’s me @rodrigoorrantia saying thank you and see you soon!

A photo posted by Photoworks (@photoworks_uk) on Aug 23, 2015 at 11:51am PDT

Read more about the Jerwood/Photoworks Awards 2015 here. 

Jerwood/Photoworks Awards 2015

Each artist has received an award of £5,000 to support the making of new work for exhibition, with a significant production fund and mentoring support. The three artists will present their work in a group exhibition as part of the Jerwood Visual Arts programme opening at Jerwood Space in November 2015 and touring to other partner venues including Impressions Gallery, Bradford.

For more information and to see more of Rodrigo’s work, visit his website here.

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Great session with #JPA15 @matthewpaulfinn in preparation for @photoworks_uk and @jerwoodjva exhibition, good close to a week full of #photography with me @rodrigoorrantia

A video posted by Photoworks (@photoworks_uk) on Aug 21, 2015 at 12:04pm PDT

 

I visited @laura_hynd’s studio to talk to her about her series entitled ‘The Letting Go’ for day three of my #JPA15 @photoworks_uk #instagramtakeover. Turn on the sound to listen to Laura, and watch this space for more insights into her work later today by me @rodrigoorrantia

A video posted by Photoworks (@photoworks_uk) on Aug 19, 2015 at 5:33am PDT

 

Next stop today is @john_maclean_photo’s studio, to check out what he’s working on at the moment, and his plans for @unseenphotofair in a few weeks’ time. Keep your eyes peeled for the next @photoworks_uk #JPA15 #instagramtakeover #photobook review later today by me @rodrigoorrantia. With @john_maclean_photo and @flowersgallery

A video posted by Photoworks (@photoworks_uk) on Aug 17, 2015 at 7:14am PDT