an underwater vanitas scene traditional and yet contemporary goya finished UV museum archival varnish

finished UV museum archival varnish

The works explore this geometry as a metaphor for accumulation

float mounted on ivory board

Each handle embodies a story of renewal

an underwater vanitas scene traditional and yet contemporary goya finished UV museum archival varnishThe 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,