17th Century Clay Oil Lamp
DESCRIPTION: This still life features a clay oil lamp and a 17th-CE Harlem medicine bottle, symbolizing the pursuit of health and healing. The rising smoke and tobacco pipes evoke the transient pleasures and vices of life, while the snuffed light represents mortality. The overturned goblet and playing cards hint at life's unpredictability and fleeting joys. These objects explore themes of health, indulgence, and the impermanence of existence.
PHOTOGRAPHY PROCESS: Using Light Painting technique, each object was carefully illuminated to accentuate the subject's inherent beauty. This meticulous process requires shooting in a completely dark room with patience and precision, ensuring that every element enhances the overall harmony and balance of the composition.
PHOTOGRAPHY PROCESS: Using Light Painting technique, each object was carefully illuminated to accentuate the subject's inherent beauty. This meticulous process requires shooting in a completely dark room with patience and precision, ensuring that every element enhances the overall harmony and balance of the composition.