Shakespeare hamlet Othello the skull with a crown of thorns figurative As an element capable of

As an element capable of nurturing and destruction

unique archival pigment print with museum varnish

in this case a golden halo

Positioned within a contemporary Vanitas tradition

Shakespeare hamlet Othello the skull with a crown of thorns figurative As an element capable ofThe 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,