Warm Low Light Floral Vanitas Tenebrist Composition swarm 0112’ dated 2017

0112’  dated 2017

direct 8 x 10 inch darkroom Fuji DuraTrans of original film plate

melting ice sheets

shipped rolled in gesso paper direct from the darkroom

This series seeks instead to ground such ideas in physical reality

Warm Low Light Floral Vanitas Tenebrist Composition swarm 0112’ dated 2017The Vanitas series is photographed entirely underwater, where light, reflection, and refraction soften form and disrupt fixed edges. Water becomes an active agent within the composition, tempering surfaces and allowing contours to hover between definition and dissolution. Working within a restrained, low light palette, subtle currents articulate luminous borders and gentle shadow. Floral elements drift within this environment, suspended in a state of