a traditional momento mori still life vanitas of flowers butterflies atop a wooden table laid with silk homewares I documented the hundreds of

I documented the hundreds of differing taxi firms operating in the city of Tokyo

tansy and zinnia varieties

most notable the polluted oceans

Through this artwork

a traditional momento mori still life vanitas of flowers butterflies atop a wooden table laid with silk homewares I documented the hundreds ofThe 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,