Floral Vanitas Optical Study Beneath Water butterfly and mortality through the symbolic

and mortality through the symbolic and physical presence of butterflies suspended within water

For convenience the preview of the video seen here is only half the full film piece

recorded in Catalogue Raisonné

280 grammes - h 27cms x w 17 cmsblack carrara black marble base +/- 2

Floral Vanitas Optical Study Beneath Water butterfly and mortality through the symbolicThe Vanitas series is photographed entirely underwater, where light, reflection, and refraction soften form and disrupt fixed edges. Water becomes an active agent within the composition, tempering surfaces and allowing contours to hover between definition and dissolution. Working within a restrained, low light palette, subtle currents articulate luminous borders and gentle shadow. Floral elements drift within this environment, suspended in a state of