Daniel Horwood's work explores the relationship between beauty and discomfort, using photography and sculpture to challenge how we look at everyday subjects. He’s interested in taking things that are often ignored or rejected and presenting them in a way that encourages people to look closer and reconsider their first impressions.

Fruit Salad began by exploring overconsumption. By purchasing everyday supermarket shopping habits and combining them into a single composition, Horwood created an overwhelming amount of food that reflects the scale of modern consumer culture. Instead of photographing the food straight away, he allowed it to naturally decay over nine weeks. As mould developed and the food transformed, his focus shifted towards the unexpected beauty within the process of decomposition.

The vibrant colours, detailed textures and organic patterns that emerged challenged his own ideas of what is considered beautiful. Horwood became fascinated by the contrast between attraction and disgust, and how something we instinctively avoid can also be visually captivating.

Through his work, he hopes to encourage viewers to slow down and spend time with subjects they might otherwise overlook. Whether exploring overconsumption, decay or transformation, Horwood is interested in creating images that challenge expectations and reveal beauty in places where it isn’t usually found.