THE DELICATE COLOURS OF A FLOWER the delicate colors of a flower underwater with all its distortions bubble The original work is photographed

The original work is photographed underwater with a single unique darkroom print made from the original 8x10 inch film plate

mallard wings & olive wood mount

260 grammes - h 45cms x w 40 cms x d 11cms

tempering surfaces and allowing contours to hover between definition and dissolution

Dated 1996

THE DELICATE COLOURS OF A FLOWER the delicate colors of a flower underwater with all its distortions bubble The original work is photographedThe 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,