Octopus, Langoustine, Chalice and Tulip

• Photographer
  Qian Li
• Photo Date
  29/04/2025

This still life reinterprets Memento Mori, using withered tulip, raw seafood, and a gothic chalice to symbolise transience and decay. With no skull in sight, the fading flower becomes a quiet reminder of mortality—inviting reflection on the beauty and fragility of life.

Qian Li is a London-based still life and fashion photographer whose work explores the interplay between the familiar and the uncanny. An Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS), she draws on a background in advertising to create meticulously composed images that invite viewers to reconsider the everyday objects that surround them.