using nature in art to convey a message of hope in a modern vanitas lighting they are presented here for

they are presented here for you ‘as shot’ without the use of any post production

Within the studio

violent articulation of form

The resulting compositions exist between presence and disappearance

and the weight of human activity that contribute to their separation and ultimate liquified resolution

using nature in art to convey a message of hope in a modern vanitas lighting they are presented here forThe 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,