dusty yellow parrot tulip water ripples changing shape B&W capable of preservation and erasure

capable of preservation and erasure in equal measure

Paper size: 23

The visible surface texture and layered structure form part of the final aesthetic language of the work

which is the process of merging two or more things into a single entity

dusty yellow parrot tulip water ripples changing shape B&W capable of preservation and erasureThe 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,