a floral vanitas with butterflies and insect fruit in water bubbleThe 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,

Captured in a liquid environment to enhance the ethereal interplay of light and form

dated & annotated verso

underwater scene featuring a radiant gold halo resting on vibrant green leaves and delicate white wax flowers or Chamelaucium

doubling as an elegant storage solution for your home

This is a unique archival pigment print of the original sculpture

A far broader collection of these works can be seen on the Distil Ennui website

created for the exhibition A beautiful announcement of death

evoking celestial calm and underwater beauty

Dimensions: small cup sized at 8 x 9 cm

suspended between appearance and disappearance

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

abstraction