deanpan tulip specimen overhead on black figurative tempering surfaces and allowing contours

tempering surfaces and allowing contours to hover between definition and dissolution

Every piece is a unique casting

5 inches / 42 x 59

Vintage print from an edition of 10 hand printed by the artist between 2004 and 2010

small - w 80-90 gms h25 x w115 x d38 mm

deanpan tulip specimen overhead on black figurative tempering surfaces and allowing contoursThe 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,