a veiled skull under water with a crown of thorns glass where the flowing water transforms

where the flowing water transforms the circular form into shifting

0113’  dated 2017

Initialled

float mounted on ivory board

a veiled skull under water with a crown of thorns glass where the flowing water transformsThe 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,