A vanitas of apples in a porcelain dish with beetle skull Harajuku District

Harajuku District

it was projected over a 200-meter black water reflection pool at the public art exhibition Dark Vat

light articulated through movement

The way the landscape of the city interacts with the reflective surfaces of the taxi is often overlooked

A vanitas of apples in a porcelain dish with beetle skull Harajuku DistrictThe 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,