age old tulip varieties in a modern world Vanitas rosae These spheres of light represent

These spheres of light represent the raw energy and power of nature

The water droplet has long been a signature form used in the studio

made from recycled beach cleanup Coke cans

the works expose skeletal fibres and vascular veins ordinarily hidden from view

Provenance:exhibition 'A beautiful announcement of death' 2012

age old tulip varieties in a modern world Vanitas rosae These spheres of light representThe 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,