Troubled waters is submerged and luminous, this work brings flowers together within a dark, shifting space. They drift, collide and re-form against the blue-black ground, suspended somewhere between sinking and rising. Intense areas of colour appear to push through the darkness, as though light is struggling to reach the surface.

The scene suggests the aftermath of a disturbance. Its natural forms have been displaced but not destroyed: petals, leaves and fragments remain in constant motion, layered and refracted like pieces of memory. The work draws on the richness and drama of Baroque painting, while its instability creates a more contemporary sense of unease. Beauty persists here, but it is unsettled, excessive and defiant.

One of 16 works selected through the international open call Botanicals of the World — exhibited at Decagon Gallery, New York