pheasant laying on a table top with its deep red plumage cast in black water archive Kojin Taxi

Kojin Taxi

the series observes a condition: the appearance and disappearance of form within an environment defined by motion

where it has remained operational since 2021

The Vanitas series is photographed entirely underwater

Available in 2 sizes

pheasant laying on a table top with its deep red plumage cast in black water archive Kojin TaxiThe Vanitas series revisits the still life tradition through an underwater photographic process, extending a lineage that emerged most prominently in seventeenth century Dutch painting. Working entirely in water, these compositions draw on historical motifs associated with mortality, transience, and the passage of time. Floral specimens, organic matter, and carefully selected objects are staged within a submerged environment where light, reflection,