A bountiful spread of flowers in terracotta vase with butterfliesThe 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,

Unmounted and unframed the print is very delicate

Nautilus  —  w 420–450 gms   h82 × w116 × d70 mm

the artist wants to convey the transience of our existence compared to the vast expanse of space and time

Bubbles and currents animate the surface

The Vanitas series revisits the still life tradition through an underwater photographic process

sm  w   40 gms h120 x w30 x d30 mm

Handle the unframed print with clean cotton gloves on a large clean and perfectly flat table

120mm M8 for Nautilus

A research manuscript by Alexander James Hamilton

this project was created in Siberia from deep in its remote forests during the heart of winter

it connects with you somewhere deeper

They are a memento mori of collapsing ice sheets