A bountiful spread of flowers in terracotta vase with butterflies bubble The artwork Dark Matter II

The artwork Dark Matter II by Alexander James Hamilton explores the concept of fusion

this project was created in Siberia from deep in its remote forests during the heart of winter

past and present

and temporal flow

where large-scale spaces were transformed into flooded working conditions

A bountiful spread of flowers in terracotta vase with butterflies bubble The artwork Dark Matter IIThe 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,