pheasant laying on a table top with its deep red plumage cast in black water textiles and the persistence of human

and the persistence of human presence within unstable environments

6 inchesEdition of 15

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

Dated 2008

material desire

pheasant laying on a table top with its deep red plumage cast in black water textiles and the persistence of humanThe 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,