Rising Bubbles: A Dance of Life and Mortality Underwater scarf

Rising Bubbles: A Dance of Life and Mortality Underwater scarfThe 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

The shokunin has a social obligation to work his/her best for the general welfare of the people

most notable the polluted oceans

'Mirror of the goddess  - plate I’

The beauty

This body of work explores the visible expression of wave phenomena through water

Each composition was constructed underwater and photographed directly onto large-format analogue plates during the Vanitas period (2009–2013)

The artwork evokes visions of space

echoing long-standing Vanitas traditions concerned with the transience of life

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

repeatable studio conditions

The Fusion series centres on studio-grown floral forms cultivated from ancient specimens of allium

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