Susan Malmstrom » Uncategorized http://susanmalmstrom.com Photographic Art / Digital Imagery Mon, 14 May 2012 11:20:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Vanitas Still Lifes from the Dollar Store http://susanmalmstrom.com/2012/04/vanitas-still-lifes-from-the-dollar-store/ http://susanmalmstrom.com/2012/04/vanitas-still-lifes-from-the-dollar-store/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:18:14 +0000 Susan http://susanmalmstrom.com/?p=1513

Elephant Graveyard

My latest series is based on items purchased from Dollarama in Digby Nova Scotia.  They are paired with natural objects (flowers, rocks, etc.) from the garden.  Vanitas, Latin for emptiness, were originally painted centuries ago to remind viewers of the fleeting nature of life.

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