Dwindling Grandeur
Dwindling Grandeur shows the erosion of a once grand building through neglect and diminution of fortune symbolising the transitory nature of life's achievements. This theme references vanitas (emptiness) still life paintings associated with Flanders and the Netherlands in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Vanitas was represented by images of overripe fruits, snuffed candles, skulls, timepieces to describe the transitory nature of life. These images attempt to show the same theme in contemporary time.
