a modern day vanitas set in water creates a painterly scene rich of flowers and life empirical Framed in a 3D printed

Framed in a 3D printed round 'Vortex' design made from polylactic acid more commonly known as cornstarch

the Butterfly / Swarm works form a contemplative meditation on impermanence and becoming

rivers and land fill sites filled with single use packaging

they form a sustained meditation on impermanence

a modern day vanitas set in water creates a painterly scene rich of flowers and life empirical Framed in a 3D printedThe 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,