a single orange Paris tulip as the image hero of this series archive Rather than depicting a subject

Rather than depicting a subject

a species whose history of human cultivation extends back to the earliest records of civilisation

and suspension as direct

0110’  dated 2017

a single orange Paris tulip as the image hero of this series archive Rather than depicting a subjectThe 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,