butterfly and floral vanitas scene underwater in black lighting A luxurious cushion featuring a

A luxurious cushion featuring a unique underwater artwork of artist Alexander James Hamilton

These works engage with that symbolic lineage while grounding it in direct physical process

The original work is photographed underwater with a single unique giclée print made from the original 8x10 inch film plate

Water in all its forms have long been a signature form used in the studio

butterfly and floral vanitas scene underwater in black lighting A luxurious cushion featuring aThe 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,