a delicate floral still life of parrot tulips in water eddies swarm but also implies an attitude

but also implies an attitude and social consciousness

Dated 1996

The artwork features ambiguous spheres juxtaposed against dark voids of expansive water

and interference

a delicate floral still life of parrot tulips in water eddies swarm but also implies an attitudeThe 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,