Floral Chiaroscuro Composition in Water textiles

Floral Chiaroscuro Composition in Water textilesThe 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

this is a framed artists proof dated 1996

0106’  dated 2017

they operate as archival records of a long-term investigation into transformation

acrylic faced with pure white capsules

Creationism Two is a collaborative piece created at the Dark Vat Siberian artist residency hosted by Alexander James Hamilton in 2019

The world has changed so dramatically since then

5″ (30 × 42 cm) or large – 23

this was not possible in 2022 due to the warming climate and the use of oil

The visible surface texture and layered structure form part of the final aesthetic language of the work

and the passage of time

Water functions as both medium and meaning within the series

5 inches / 42 x 42 cms