Celeb Bloom Series Exploring Media & Religious Icons Through Underwater FlowersThe Dark Water series presents floral forms submerged within dense, light absorbing water, where visibility is reduced and form emerges slowly from shadow. Created through experimental underwater processes, the works explore the tension between beauty and obscurity, presence and concealment. Single botanical specimens and more complex floral constructions are isolated against dark fields, allowing petals, stems, and structures to appear suspended in a

and crafted by local artisans

Positioned within a contemporary Vanitas tradition

Supplied with a 3 metre hessian cord

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

allowing petals

explosive reactions within a star

This profiteering has created a terrible legacy for the environment to bear

dated 2014

5 inches / 57 x 75 cms

Dellasposa Gallery

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

The print is of a Morpho Peleides butterfly from the 'Swarm' series dated 2008-2012