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Unique work

which operates simultaneously as symbol and method

and the ever-growing scrutiny of viable energy sources and raw materials

using flowers to shed light on the importance of water in society hand plate 0488The 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,