an underwater vanitas scene traditional and yet contemporary goya The works explore this geometry

The works explore this geometry as a metaphor for accumulation

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

Studio Proof

Provenance:
- exhibition ´Goya renacido en agua´ 2025

an underwater vanitas scene traditional and yet contemporary goya The works explore this geometryThe 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,