03/09/2026
Some words stay with you.
I was deeply touched to receive this reflection from Emily Breakell, Assistant Manager at The Brick Lane Gallery in London, about The Death of a Flower:
“From its vibrant bloom to its gradual fading, beautifully captures the essence of life and its inevitable passage. It’s a poignant reflection on the fleeting nature of beauty and existence, and the contrast between vitality and decay is portrayed with such sensitivity.”
This is exactly what I hoped to explore through this series.
We often associate beauty with what is at its peak—the moment when a flower is fully open, vibrant, alive.
But a flower does not stop being beautiful when it begins to fade.
Its beauty changes.
This project was my way of slowing down enough to witness every stage: the anticipation of opening, the fullness of bloom, the gradual surrender, and finally, the last petal.
Because nothing stays.
And perhaps that is precisely what makes each moment worth seeing.
Thank you, Emily, for seeing this work so deeply. 🤍
What do you think—can something become more beautiful precisely because we know it won’t last?
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