Floral Vanitas Chiaroscuro Composition in Water textiles Framed in deep black cotton

Framed in deep black cotton velvet & American walnut

7h x 5d cms

surrounded by violent chemical reactions

0215’  dated 2017

these works extend that lineage into an aquatic space

Floral Vanitas Chiaroscuro Composition in Water textiles Framed in deep black cottonThe Vanitas series is photographed entirely underwater, where light, reflection, and refraction soften form and disrupt fixed edges. Water becomes an active agent within the composition, tempering surfaces and allowing contours to hover between definition and dissolution. Working within a restrained, low light palette, subtle currents articulate luminous borders and gentle shadow. Floral elements drift within this environment, suspended in a state of