Nature nominee

Dark Flora 4 is taken from a series inspired by the naturalistic dioramas of Victorian era of taxidermy. Scenes in miniature are created in an organic yet composed still life, part floral arrangement, part document of an intimate natural place. The plants are, for the most part foraged from the wild woods and hedgerows of southern England, brought into the studio then arranged and lit as if in a museum. Unlike many floral still lives which tend toward the showy specimens, Dark Flora focusses on the more ordinary, often overlooked wild plants and flowers, to celebrate their humble but exquisite beauty.

Jasper Goodall studied illustration at the University of Brighton graduating in 1995. He went on to be highly influential in changing face and perception of illustration throughout the 90's and 2000's. As an illustrator he was published in magazines like The Face and Dazed and confused, worked for music and fashion clients and had solo shows in the Viaux gallery for fashion photography, Hamburg and Electric Blue Gallery, London. In 2014 he took a step back from the world of illustration and re-trained as a Psychosynthesis counsellor, focussing his energies on understanding his own and other's minds.
After four fallow years during which no imagery was produced, Goodall felt able to once again engage his creativity. This time instead of drawing he focussed on photography which had been a growing interest during the final years of his illustration career. His new body of work focuses on the mysterious and enchanted world of the woods after dark, and is an attempt to convey the chilling magic and brooding silence of the night forest.