emperors truth a vanitas of peaches and fruit with beetle taxi the black scars

the black scars

Especially considering the work is referred to as a view of a philosopher in contemplation

0110’  dated 2017

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

emperors truth a vanitas of peaches and fruit with beetle taxi the black scarsThe 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,