floral vanitas set in black water roses and tulips as never seen before empirical tansy and zinnia varieties

tansy and zinnia varieties

and analogue photographic processes

dated 1996

Fabricated in the exact same Carbon Neutral way as at the 'Makers Place' carbon neutral recycling studio I setup in the Maldives

floral vanitas set in black water roses and tulips as never seen before empirical tansy and zinnia varietiesThe 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,