Memento

This still-life photographic study explores form, composition, and colour. The images were taken in Mallorca in September 2023.

A room in an ancient villa with plaster walls and old wooden furniture became an improvised studio. Shutters and linen drapes were used to control the natural daylight that came in through a single window. The subject matter of decomposing fruit and burnt wood was found in the grounds of the villa.
The project references the rich history of Memento Mori in art, a visual language associated with mortality and impermanence.

Memento mori, memento vivere.
Remember that you will die, remember to live.

Limited editioned prints from the project are available here.