Memento Mori #1 depicts a typical London corner at dusk—a café interior illuminated, people gathering inside, and an urban fox moving through the quiet street. It captures a moment of everyday life, just as the day begins to fade.
The painting combines pictorial detail with sculptural depth, encouraging the viewer to engage from multiple angles. Areas of the surface appear unfinished or in flux, suggesting disintegration or erosion. As the viewer moves, the space visually expands and contracts, opening and closing in response to bodily perception. This instability reflects on the transient nature of experience, inviting reflection on how we perceive time, place, and presence.