art historical use of flowers in vanitas works hand Classic Coke bottle sculpture 'Drink

Classic Coke bottle sculpture 'Drink Less'

Lavender is also very effective at keeping insects & mosquitoes away from you and your suitcase when you travel

and the persistence of human presence within unstable environments

shaping both their psychological intensity and formal restraint

I worked towards recreating the work with a revised and contemporary aesthetic

art historical use of flowers in vanitas works hand Classic Coke bottle sculpture 'DrinkThe 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,