a quite literal underwater vanitas of flowers and conch rosae signed with a full signature

signed with a full signature and dated by the artist recto

It disrupts clarity

These floral structures are selected for both their historical continuity and their formal characteristics: complex

Referencing cosmic phenomena such as stellar ignition

mounted in a baroque gold frame

a quite literal underwater vanitas of flowers and conch rosae signed with a full signatureThe 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,