In the Paleolithic Vanitas (or Contemporary Cave Art) series, I invite Paleolithic cave art into surreal or contemporary situations to reflect on the contrast between the vastness of time and the transience of individual human life. I also explore the complex nature of time in connection with ritual, communication, and the environment.

Paleolithic art is impenetrably ancient, yet it continues to inform our current experiences. Humanity as we know it would not exist without the foundational contributions of the earliest people. In that sense, cave art constantly overshadows the present and prompts us to ask what our place is within the larger story of humanity.