a quite literal underwater vanitas of flowers and conch archive Rather than concealing the fabrication

Rather than concealing the fabrication process

'Morpho Peleides 0990’  dated 2011Edition of 25 archival pigment printspaper size 23

the figurative compositions reference art historical archetypes while rejecting theatrical reconstruction

The Figurative works form a pivotal body within the artist's practice

Each photographic print is ordered either in small – 11

a quite literal underwater vanitas of flowers and conch archive Rather than concealing the fabricationThe 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,