Daniel J. G. has an established painting practice but has returned to analogue photography to present this, his first photography exhibition as part of an Arts Council funded R&D project exploring Deaf experiences of mental health.

In keeping with the theme of this year's Photo Fringe festival, this exhibition seeks to find common ground between Daniel’s painting practice and his new photography work. Whichever medium Daniel works in, landscapes and the land are always central to his creative inquiry.

The photographs in this exhibition were taken during a recent trip to Devon and Cornwall - places Daniel often visits for inspiration - including a visit to Wistman’s Wood, one of Britain's last remaining ancient temperate rainforests on Dartmoor believed to date back to c. 7000 BCE. Difficult to locate and access, Daniel spent many hours there observing how it changed with the weather and the emotions it evoked - experiencing a strong bodily connection with this sacred place and landscape.

Daniel J.G. is a Brighton-based Deaf artist, originally from Cornwall, making work inspired by the beauty of nature and the positive impact being in nature can have on mental health. In the last few years he has focused solely on developing the painting side of his practice but more recently started to explore analogue photography. Growing up along the coast and living in Brighton for 25 years, Daniel has spent countless hours outside studying the colours, shapes, textures, lighting and forms of the landscape. When painting, Daniel draws on all these visual references and the emotions they evoke to produce abstract compositions rich in meaning.