A NEW work by photographic artist Daniel Shiel has gone on show at the Mill Bridge Gallery, Skipton.

Skiptonia with Starlings is a photo-collage made from more than 300 images taken in and around the town of Skipton.

Daniel said: “I gathered photos of many familiar and not so familiar buildings and objects over several visits and edited, combined and merged them into a Skipton townscape.

"It’s been quite a departure from anything I’ve produced before. It’s a whimsical piece; it was great fun playing with disguise, confused perspectives, tricks and misdirections.

"It took on a life of its own as I struggled to assemble the jumbled pieces; layering them and adding depth. At times it confounded me and I left it alone to stew for a while.

"I’m very pleased with the finished piece and hope visitors to the Mill Bridge Gallery will share my pleasure; enjoy identifying the buildings and places hidden in this bizarre landscape.”

Daniel, an archaeologist by profession, has spent a lifetime observing landscapes, past and present. He extracts and isolates features from their original context to create fresh and unfamiliar landscapes.

Skiptonia with Starlings will run until the end of February.