floral tribute underwater Digital dated 2016

dated 2016

where reflection and refraction soften boundaries and allow form to hover between emergence and erasure

Initialled & numbered recto by the artist in silver ink

the flowers are transposed into an ambiguous visual environment and subjected to controlled chemical and physical reactions

offering an unprecedented perspective on floral architecture

floral tribute underwater Digital dated 2016The 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,