a traditional momento mori still life vanitas of flowers butterflies atop a wooden table laid with silk homewares Set against dark voids

Set against dark voids

tansy and zinnia varieties

Through this artwork

Floral elements drift within this environment

Referencing cosmic phenomena such as stellar ignition

a traditional momento mori still life vanitas of flowers butterflies atop a wooden table laid with silk homewares Set against dark voidsThe 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,