feathery edge of a parrot tulip traditional flower varieties swarm rich rose and tomato leaves

rich rose and tomato leaves

By submerging floral forms into near-black water

each work is issued for the first time as an archival pigment print

screen printed in natural pigments direct onto the heavy weight silk face with double weight black MoleSkin reverse

The beauty

feathery edge of a parrot tulip traditional flower varieties swarm 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,