using the genre of vanitas to send a message for the environment flowers underwater swarm signature biometrics recorded in Catalogue

signature biometrics recorded in Catalogue Raisonné

Tide  —  w 40–50 gms   h38 × w56 × d38 mm

dated 2014

uniting sculptural presence with a considered approach to sustainability and contemporary living

using the genre of vanitas to send a message for the environment flowers underwater swarm signature biometrics recorded in CatalogueThe 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,