the frequency of the waters own wave energy affects this floral vanitas scene sculpture where reflection and refraction soften

where reflection and refraction soften boundaries and allow form to hover between emergence and erasure

A collection of aged crucifixes is introduced to the water's surface

Dated 1992

this is a very small artwork

acting simultaneously as a force of renewal and erasure

the frequency of the waters own wave energy affects this floral vanitas scene sculpture where reflection and refraction softenThe 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,