using water as a medium in art to represent nature trompe l'oeil flag 4 inches / 90 x

4 inches / 90 x 67 cms

Each composition was constructed underwater and photographed directly onto large-format analogue plates during the Vanitas period (2009–2013)

2 inches / 22 x 22 x 3 cms

and the fragile balance that underpins existence

The print is of a Morpho Peleides butterfly from the 'Swarm' series dated 2008-2012

using water as a medium in art to represent nature trompe l'oeil flag 4 inches / 90 xThe 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,