Selenium toned gelatin silver print, hand printed by Paul Hart - available in two sizes:
12" x 14" (paper) / 10" x 10" (image), Limited Edition of 15
16" x 20" (paper) / 14" x 14" (image), Limited Edition of 8
From the series FRAGILE (2020-24)
Fragile is a personal and poetic reflection on nature made in the landscape close to Hart’s studio in the east of England. In response to the poem Trees At Night by the late Helene Johnson, poet and author of the Harlem Renaissance, Hart made work every month in the same locale over the course of four years.
The aesthetic is rooted in the notion of a heightened awareness of the natural world, of both a physical engagement and spiritual connection to the land. Whilst becoming absorbed in this instinctual, visceral approach, Hart has become acutely aware of both the physical beauty and delicate vulnerability of these natural forms.
Through the final hand-made gelatin silver print, Hart emphasises the sublime delicate nature of his subject and reveals an ethereal dream-like world.
About the photographer
British photographer Paul Hart (b. 1961) has photographed the natural world for over thirty five years. He is interested in our relationship with the landscape from both a cultural and an environmental perspective and makes contemplative landscape photographs of familiar subjects in often overlooked places. He works in the classic photographic tradition, employing analogue film cameras and traditional darkroom techniques to enhance his visual narrative.
Hart has exhibited and published widely - he is known for the trilogy ; Farmed / Drained / Reclaimed (2009-19) and Truncated (2009) and is recognised for his exquisite gelatin silver prints. His photographs reside in major collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum, The MoMA Library Collection and the Martin Parr Foundation.
Hart has published five critically acclaimed monographs and his most recent work FRAGILE (2024) was nominated for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2025.
Paul Hart is represented in the USA by the Etherton Gallery and Joseph Bellows Gallery.
Learn more about Paul Hart.
