Underwater Study Tenebrist Composition archive

Underwater Study Tenebrist Composition archiveThe Vanitas series is photographed entirely underwater, where light, reflection, and refraction soften form and disrupt fixed edges. Water becomes an active agent within the composition, tempering surfaces and allowing contours to hover between definition and dissolution. Working within a restrained, low light palette, subtle currents articulate luminous borders and gentle shadow. Floral elements drift within this environment, suspended in a state of

0179’  dated 2017

+ II artist proofs

signed with a full signature and dated by the artist recto

as the four big companies buy out the smaller ones for their operators licence

Finished size 52

The artist is particularly drawn to the spherical form and has created this work "in camera" without the use of post-production

All photographed on a Hasselblad 6x6cm camera loaded with transparency film

dated & annotated verso

Every seashell handle is a unique casting

finished UV museum archival varnish

blending playful design with a powerful message of sustainability and thoughtful living

exhibition 'Death of the dream' 2017