"This series explores the interplay between painting and photography, merging the tactile materiality of paint with the immediacy of the photographic image. Rooted in the tradition of the still life, Bloom captures flowers and bouquets in various stages of vitality and decay, creating a dialogue between the ephemeral nature of organic matter and the permanence of artistic representation. In this series, painting and photography do not simply coexist; they intermingle, mimic, overlap, and disrupt each other. Photographs of flowers in still life arrangements serve as a foundation, preserving a fleeting moment in crisp detail. Combined with these images, physical layers of paint are applied - altering, highlighting or obscuring elements of the composition. This hybrid approach explores the inherent tensions and harmonies between two mediums: the mechanical precision of photography versus the material and expressive subjectivity of painting, the frozen instant versus the layered accumulation of time. The works invite viewers to contemplate the ways in which perception, memory, and materiality shape our understanding of beauty and transience."
