Shakespeare hamlet Othello the skull with a crown of thorns figurative Positioned within a contemporary Vanitas

Positioned within a contemporary Vanitas tradition

in this case a golden halo

Los Angeles

museum framed in oak behind AR & UV glass

Shakespeare hamlet Othello the skull with a crown of thorns figurative Positioned within a contemporary VanitasThe 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,