Aqua Alta Hardly any other substance can match water for its vitality. Its flowing, splashing, dripping motion symbolizes the perpetual change to which all things are subject. The theme of these horizonless views of large natural bodies of water is the diversity of form that is coming into being or fading away at any given moment. The photographic reproductions locate the water's fragile formations in visible space. The preternatural luminosity of color in the studies thematizes the transparency and reflective properties of the liquid element. Like the evanescent structures of the waves, the iridescing hues express the character of a moment in time, both present and transient.