deanpan tulip specimen overhead on black figurative rich rose and tomato leaves

rich rose and tomato leaves

producing sculptural splashes that exist only for a fraction of a second before collapsing back into stillness

these works stand as singular records of a larger conceptual and physical undertaking

tempering surfaces and allowing contours to hover between definition and dissolution

5 inches / 42 x 59

deanpan tulip specimen overhead on black figurative rich rose and tomato leavesThe 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,