a simple vanitas of cut flowers presented underwater bubble painterly compositions

painterly compositions

This was the first piece to be created in the new recycling studio in the Maldives 'Makers Place'

stamens and pollen

the simple pleasure of drinking water connects us somewhere deeper

a simple vanitas of cut flowers presented underwater bubble painterly compositionsThe 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,