Classical vanitas still life translated to contemporary photography, here a stack of reptile skulls are balanced atop an antique Dutch bible in a metaphor for creation vs. evolution.

Ferry van Tongeren and Jaap Sinke met in 1994 while working as advertising creatives at Ogilvy & Mather in Amsterdam. Since 2013, they've collaborated on fine art under the name; Darwin, Sinke & van Tongeren. Placing the name of Charles Darwin before their own is a tribute to the great naturalist and geologist.

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Title: La Survie du Plus Fort Rich textiles are pulled back to reveal a Dutch antique bible that is almost hidden under the powerful presence of the Nile Crocodile skull under an American Alligator skull under an Asian Gharial skull. On top of this – as subtle as the Bible below – sits an adorned Marmoset skull. This is Darwinism and Christianity fighting for the final say. Are these beautiful crocodiles a display of God’s great work or are these evolutionary steps stacked on a pile? 35.5" L x 43.5" H Photography, Ebonised Wood Frame

La Survie du Plus Fort, Photography by Darwin, Sinke & van Tongeren

La Survie du Plus Fort, Photography by Darwin, Sinke & van Tongeren