a depiction of christ a scene from hamlet in water goya dated 2000

dated 2000

5″ (30 × 42 cm) or large – 23

museum u/v varnish to protect the print

plate 0488

where form is refracted

a depiction of christ a scene from hamlet in water goya dated 2000The 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,