Bubbling Vanitas: The Symbolism of Water, Bubbles, and ButterfliesThe 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

producing subtle optical variations and a distinctive diffusion of light across the surface of the piece

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

including the impact of war

Ecologically printed with abstract floral motifs made with hollyhock petals

each piece retains the visible character of its construction while remaining lightweight

These works are created through direct physical intervention with water

available individually

A luxurious cushion featuring a unique underwater artwork by artist Alexander James Hamilton

structure and illumination

the manuscript follows four decades of analogue practice in which photographs emerge from constructed physical systems

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