Daniel o'toole

TIDES (edition of 25.)

Shot on 35mm film with a Pentax SPF

Prints available via Oshi Gallery.

The new artworks crafted by Daniel O’Toole represent a fusion of digital and analogue processes. They seamlessly blend digitally curated colour palettes with traditional 35mm film techniques.  

To create these pieces, O’Toole first captures initial images off a laptop screen from various oblique angles to prevent light reflections. The captured film is then subjected to a unique treatment involving soaking in a mixture of vinegar, salt, lemon, and other household ingredients. This intentional process alters the chemistry of the film before it undergoes development, a technique known as ‘Film soup’.  

The final compositions are meticulously constructed by digitally layering multiple results of the film soup treatment. The boundary between analogue and digital realms is purposefully blurred as the artist navigates the interplay between chance and deliberate design choices. The resulting images evoke a sense of alchemy, reminiscent of the light and space movement, in-camera editing, post-production techniques, and modern tools such as Photoshop.

A2 59.4 x 42cm

• Premium 200 Year Archival Museum Grade 310gsm Cotton Rag Etching Paper

• Artwork by Daniel O'Toole Shipped and Packed in Tube

• Signed and Editioned of 25, Printed in house by Oshi

• Shipping worldwide

EMBER SWELL (Edition of 25).

Shot on 35mm film with a Pentax SPF

Prints available via Oshi Gallery.

The new artworks crafted by Daniel O’Toole represent a fusion of digital and analogue processes. They seamlessly blend digitally curated colour palettes with traditional 35mm film techniques.  

To create these pieces, O’Toole first captures initial images off a laptop screen from various oblique angles to prevent light reflections. The captured film is then subjected to a unique treatment involving soaking in a mixture of vinegar, salt, lemon, and other household ingredients. This intentional process alters the chemistry of the film before it undergoes development, a technique known as ‘Film soup’.  

The final compositions are meticulously constructed by digitally layering multiple results of the film soup treatment. The boundary between analogue and digital realms is purposefully blurred as the artist navigates the interplay between chance and deliberate design choices. The resulting images evoke a sense of alchemy, reminiscent of the light and space movement, in-camera editing, post-production techniques, and modern tools such as Photoshop.

A2 59.4 x 42cm

• Premium 200 Year Archival Museum Grade 310gsm Cotton Rag Etching Paper

• Artwork by Daniel O'Toole Shipped and Packed in Tube

• Signed and Editioned of 25, Printed in house by Oshi

• Shipping worldwide

This new print ‘Waves’ is available as an A1 size print, via Oshi Gallery.

The work itself was made using an experimental film technique where the film is soaked in chemicals to alter and degrade the image, in this case the work was a colour study made by re-capturing a digital screen with 35mm film.

A1 84cm x 59.4cm

• Premium 200 Year Archival Museum Grade 310gsm Cotton Rag Etching Paper

• Artwork by Daniel O'Toole Shipped and Packed in Tube

• Signed and Editioned of 15, Printed in house by Oshi

• Shipping worldwide

These two prints are available via Oshi Gallery for sale as editions of 25.

The works are made using film photography through an experimental chemical processes, in combination with digital editing. The laptop screen is re-captured, and the film is then soaked and deliberately degraded and altered in unexpected ways using various natural ingredients in a process known as a ‘film soup’.

A2 59.4 x 42cm

• Premium 200 Year Archival Museum Grade 310gsm Cotton Rag Etching Paper

• Artwork by Daniel O'Toole Shipped and Packed in Tube

• Signed and Editioned of 25, Printed in house by Oshi

• Shipping worldwide