a single flower head documented under water in photographic series Digital Empirical Research & Evidence

Empirical Research & Evidence

carnation and tansy

cut flowers

using abstraction to engage questions of presence

Material character

a single flower head documented under water in photographic series Digital Empirical Research & EvidenceThe 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,