See-Through Blossom Spectacle Mesmerizing Aquatic Petal Array vanitas tempering surfaces and allowing contours

tempering surfaces and allowing contours to hover between definition and dissolution

0118’  dated 2017

finished in museum varnish

20 x 16 inches / 50

See-Through Blossom Spectacle Mesmerizing Aquatic Petal Array vanitas tempering surfaces and allowing contoursThe Glass series examines botanical form through a process that renders flowers translucent, revealing their internal structure with forensic clarity. By removing surface pigment and allowing purified water to occupy the capillaries of the petals, the works expose skeletal fibres and vascular veins ordinarily hidden from view. This transformation produces images that recall anatomical studies or radiographic views, offering an unprecedented