Shakespeare hamlet Othello the skull with a crown of thorns figurative in this case a golden

in this case a golden halo

museum framed in oak behind AR & UV glass

Los Angeles

Positioned within a contemporary Vanitas tradition

each piece is unique and therefore carries its own resonance

Shakespeare hamlet Othello the skull with a crown of thorns figurative in this case a goldenThe 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,