Floral bouquet spring tribute hand Dated 1986

Dated 1986

Petals drawn from cultivated tulips and roses are submerged in purified water

hand-fabricated works that transform discarded materials into functional sculptural forms

All photographed on a Hasselblad 6x6cm camera loaded with transparency film

natural thermoplastic polyester that is derived from renewable resources

Floral bouquet spring tribute hand Dated 1986The 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,