deep rich red specialist tulip variety a vanitas for the modern day bubble held together only by balance

held together only by balance

these works stand as singular records of a larger conceptual and physical undertaking

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

The design twists as you move through the length of each piece

suspended momentarily before dissolving

deep rich red specialist tulip variety a vanitas for the modern day bubble held together only by balanceThe 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,