Water plays a quintessential role in the work of Kenda North. In her photography people, flowers, and objects are floating underwater in a pool. The dramatic lighting, lack of gravity, and range of blue colours form an environment that is changing with the photographer’s every move. The men and women photographed under water are either floating weightlessly or are entangled in nets and fabrics. Kenda North draws the inspiration for her Flora Aquatilis series from still live painting. She literally translates the French nature morte into her work: the flower bouquets, having been used at events and returned to the florist, are dying. Yet, under water they are not still at all, but constantly moving in an ambiguous space of water and light.