yellow Paris tulip dead[pan overhead water ripples cymatic Each handle embodies a story

Each handle embodies a story of renewal

- exhibition ´Rastvoyrennaya Pechal´ 2014

Unmounted and unframed the print is very delicate

form briefly held

and attention

yellow Paris tulip dead[pan overhead water ripples cymatic Each handle embodies a storyThe 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,