Pink White Paris Tulips photographed underwater Anna 57 inches / 25 x

57 inches / 25 x 25 x 4 cms

They are a memento mori of collapsing ice sheets

Ecologically printed with abstract floral motifs made with hollyhock petals

Dated 1993

Pink White Paris Tulips photographed underwater Anna 57 inches / 25 xThe 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,