Vanitas presents a quietly arresting still life suspended in clear epoxy resin, where kosher salt crystals and transparency film coalesce into a meditation on impermanence and the passage of time. Bermúdez-Silverman draws on the centuries-old vanitas tradition, in which symbolic objects served as memento mori reminders of mortality, but translates that vocabulary into thoroughly contemporary materials. The salt, at once a preservative and a substance that erodes and dissolves, holds a particular conceptual charge within the piece, evoking both preservation and inevitable decay. The transparency film, ghostly and archival in character, adds a photographic sensibility to the work, suggesting latent images or the residue of memory trapped within the resin's amber-like clarity. Measuring 47 × 24.1 × 12.7 centimeters, the work occupies an intimate scale that rewards close attention, its interior world becoming more legible as the viewer draws near. Bermúdez-Silverman is known for her investigations into domestic labor, cultural identity, and the material histories embedded in everyday substances, and Vanitas extends those concerns into sculptural form with considerable elegance. The resin acts as a kind of permanent suspension, freezing ephemeral materials that would otherwise shift, melt, or deteriorate, creating a tension between the object's apparent stillness and the entropic forces it holds at bay. Completed in 2022 and signed by the artist, Vanitas represents a strong example of Bermúdez-Silverman's mature practice, where formal restraint and conceptual depth operate in close collaboration. The work is offered unframed, consistent with its identity as a freestanding sculptural object rather than a wall-bound piece, and its modest footprint makes it a versatile acquisition suited to both intimate domestic settings and institutional contexts. Collectors drawn to work that engages philosophical tradition without sacrificing material innovation will find this piece particularly compelling.