butterfly and floral vanitas scene underwater in black lighting the collection closes permanently

the collection closes permanently

Dated 2012Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta Satin 30080 × 60 cm | 31

These works engage with that symbolic lineage while grounding it in direct physical process

5″ (30 × 42 cm) or large – 23

butterfly and floral vanitas scene underwater in black lighting the collection closes permanentlyThe 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,