using flowers to shed light on the importance of water in society baroque examining how light and matter

examining how light and matter behave when clarity is withheld rather than revealed

Ann330 Gallery

mounted inside 2 sheets of museum glass

4 x 42 cms

using flowers to shed light on the importance of water in society baroque examining how light and matterThe 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,