the human skull and its symbology in art underwater skull and creative use

and creative use

The resulting images resist clear categorisation

the Vanitas works are not constructed illusions but records of real

Vintage print from an edition of 10 hand printed by the artist between 2004 and 2010

the human skull and its symbology in art underwater skull and creative useThe Vanitas series revisits the still life tradition through an underwater photographic process, extending a lineage that emerged most prominently in seventeenth century Dutch painting. Working entirely in water, these compositions draw on historical motifs associated with mortality, transience, and the passage of time. Floral specimens, organic matter, and carefully selected objects are staged within a submerged environment where light, reflection,