using nature in art to convey a message of hope in a modern vanitas glass Light shaped by the movement

Light shaped by the movement of water interacts with the scene to create a hyper-real yet painterly visual field

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

subtle currents articulate luminous borders and gentle shadow

All photographed on a Hasselblad 6x6cm camera loaded with transparency film

Rather than depicting suffering or transcendence through narrative

using nature in art to convey a message of hope in a modern vanitas glass Light shaped by the movementThe 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,