the human skull and its symbology in art underwaterThe 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,

and reverence are reframed within water

mounted inside 2 sheets of museum glass

adorned with a black Edwardian burial veil

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and the ever-growing scrutiny of viable energy sources and raw materials

Monochrome recordings heighten our consciousness of our precarious existence

and ephemerality

bringing the human figure into dialogue with water

but structure: a fragile framework that supports life yet is rarely observed in isolation

keeping clothing and luggage fresh without chemicals

visual representations of wave mechanics and cosmological phenomena have often relied on interpretive or illustrative methods

This ecological process is circular with no carbon footprint or chemicals used in any part of the hand manufacturing process