Vanitas
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Concept, Photography
Inspired by 16th century still life and the connection it draws between earthly goods and the brevity of human life, Vanitas is based on the lyrical works of Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Eminem, and Jay-Z.

Still Life With Hella Thick Instant Grits (Quick, New, and Improved), Birthday Cake, Welch's Grape, Philly Blunt Cigar Scent, White Chocolate, Russian Shots of the Smirnoff, Spoonful of Sugar, Cigar Cutter, Red Cabbage, a Pack of Backwoods, Dutchies, Barbecued Wings (We Fed the Fiends), Kool-Aid (Girls' Hair Dye), Mad Newports (Chain Smoking), Bowl of Fancy Chocolates, Pretzel, Cabbage (Red), Sardines for Dinner, CHiPs, Chocolates, Garcia Vegas Cigars, Coors on All Floors, Crab Meats, Crab Marinate, Crab-Ass, Folger's Crystals, Fried Chicken dripping with High Cholest, Heini Dark, Kit-Kat, Toast, Eggs (Kosher), a Lighter, Syrup Sandwiches, Sugar Water, TV Dinners, Mom's Spaghetti, Gem Stars, 5 Cent Gums, TV Guide, Black Dice, White Dice, and One Red

Still Life with Dough-Dough, Break Bread, Blue Marble on the Floor, Bubble Bath Running, Broccoli from the Desert, Cabbage (Red), Cristal Forever, Dom P'ed, Dom P's, 'Gnac, Good and Plenty, Good-Ass Cigars, Crushed Grapes, Grey Poupon (I Got It), Lettuce (Don't Touch It), a Fucking Broccoli Head, Cookies (Buttercrunch), Moët (Drunk Off of It), Nuts, Protein Like an Ovaltine Shake, Remy (Give It To Me), Louis the Thirteenth, Damn Fried Chicken, Twinkie Filling, Smell of Dom, Bread 'n' Butter, Feta, Gouda, Swiss, Little Cheddar, Chips, Government Cheeses, Garcia Vegas Cigars, Food Stamps to Buy Wonder Bread, Challah Bread So You Can Holla Back and Holla That, Biscuit (Drop It), Large Cake Dough, Show Dough, Little to No Dough, Dough or Die, and Just Dough

Still Life with Lemon to Make Lemonade, Sushi, Glenlivets, Patron, Champagne Bottles (Drowning the Sorrows), Clocks (Steady Ticking), Peaches (Runnin' Around Like Life's Like One), Sip of Crist' (Spiralin' into a Tizzy), Chives, Oreo Cookies, Chicken Heads from Pasadena to Medina, Diamonds (to Flaunt It), a Pack of Kools, Candles, Small Time Bacon, Caviar, Golden Bar, Amethyst, Black Diamonds, Cuban Cigars, Octopus, Shrimp (a la Carte), Lobster with Scallions, Cucumber Skin, Mussels, Plain Pumpkin Pie, Sour Pickles, Whole Cabbage (Cracked), Jesus Piece, Loaf of Bread, Sweet Licorice, Lobster Over Table, a Rosebud, Twisted Cabbage (Off Instinct), Diamonds n Sage
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