Biography

Jasper Goodall (b. Birmingham UK 1973) is an artist using photography as a primary means of image making.

Jasper’s practice is rooted in the imaginary; he uses the natural landscape as source material which is altered either through the use of light, physical intervention or reconstruction of natural elements to make a photograph. This alteration transforms real spaces into ‘make believe’ places that draw on folktale, myth and our conceptions of the Otherworld.

The works seek to elicit contradictory feelings of unease and reverence for nature by engaging with the uncanny and drawing on the concept of the sublime as understood by 19th century Romanticism. Goodall’s nocturnal photographs have been described as being at once beautiful and terrifying. They are an attempt to capture the stillness and solitude of the night and to draw attention to a sense of the quiet, abiding presence of the natural world.

Goodall takes an experimental approach to his practice. Many of his works employ composites made from very long exposures; lighting scenes from varied angles or creating misty backgrounds with large scrims. Several exposures of the same scene will be combined in post production to create the final images.

In addition to his artist practice, Goodall teaches creativity and visual communication. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Brighton where he has taught generations of visual communicators for over 20 years.