using nature as a primary guide for artists practice devoted to the Vanitas genre tokyo taxi Petals drawn from cultivated tulips

Petals drawn from cultivated tulips and roses are submerged in purified water

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  3 years ago I started collecting brand segregated waste then recycling it all back into a more positive outcome for their 'end of life’ use

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Positioned within a contemporary Vanitas tradition

using nature as a primary guide for artists practice devoted to the Vanitas genre tokyo taxi Petals drawn from cultivated tulipsThe 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,