Floral Vanitas Optical Study Beneath Water hardware

Floral Vanitas Optical Study Beneath Water hardwareThe Vanitas series is photographed entirely underwater, where light, reflection, and refraction soften form and disrupt fixed edges. Water becomes an active agent within the composition, tempering surfaces and allowing contours to hover between definition and dissolution. Working within a restrained, low light palette, subtle currents articulate luminous borders and gentle shadow. Floral elements drift within this environment, suspended in a state of

'carbon black Jesus with wings’  dated 2011

shipped in a triple walled tube

disappearing small holding farmland

Kakinoki Taxi

This lineage introduces a temporal dialogue between human intervention and the natural world

I am a profoundly dedicated to the social responsibility of my work & process

now with the introduction of a coke within the scene

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

7h x 5d cms

This collection of works illustrate my fascination with the energy of Tokyo taxis at night: they glow with a sense of urgency in the business of someone’s journey playing out

Rather than concealing the fabrication process

The Japanese apprentice is taught that shokunin means not only having technical skills & dedication