Originating as symbols of devotion and later personal economic achievement, in the 17th and 18th century artistic hierarchies the still life was dismissed: seeking to be “the imitator of God”, mastering the human form within allegorical subjects, was deemed superior. 

Still Lives resets the hierarchy. Transposing wealth for value, the inanimate for the intimate, while retaining allegorical devotion and sacrifice. The allegorical is reembodied, defined by light and shadow the pear becomes exposed and vulnerable, capturing the intimate moments that quietly define our humanity. Anthropomorphic expressions of the human condition.