red floral specimen varieties grown in the studio for a still life vanitas series rosae plate 0488

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000's of live flower petals

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red floral specimen varieties grown in the studio for a still life vanitas series rosae plate 0488The 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