THE DELICATE COLOURS OF A FLOWER the delicate colors of a flower underwater with all its distortionsThe 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,

A recurring theme throughout my explorations is that responsible

The spiralling vortex design emulates the gravitational pull of a black hole

Artist signature & date recto in black ink

physical conditions unfolding over time

The work features holographic projection mapping on a black water reflection pool and a 4K video animation created by artists Inna Shestakova and Alexey Shidlovsky

washer and threaded bolt for installation

referencing the true source of life on Earth - the sun

planned for January 2027

bubbles become both subject and metaphor-ephemeral forms that exist momentarily before dissolving

The resulting images resist clear categorisation

7 inches / 60 x 45 cms

a species whose history of human cultivation extends back to the earliest records of civilisation