Liquid Luminescence: Vanitas Captured Below the Surface with BubblesThe Bubbles series explores impermanence, fragility, and reflection through the interaction of air, water, and light. Suspended within an underwater environment, bubbles become both subject and metaphor ephemeral forms that exist momentarily before dissolving, echoing long standing Vanitas traditions concerned with the transience of life. These works are created through direct physical intervention with water, where subtle gestures applied to surface

allowing wave behaviour to be observed directly through controlled

5 inches / 42 x 42 cms

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and the ever-growing scrutiny of viable energy sources and raw materials

Each piece is supplied with a stainless steel fixing

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shipped unframed

Central to this body of work is the butterfly's metamorphosis: a complete and irreversible transformation that unfolds through vulnerability rather than resistance

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Unique archival pigment print

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Backlit with archival light panel & remote control dimmer