A window display at Barney’s features a mannequin with strands of glittering, dark fibers that course upwards through its legs. They merge with the rows of jewels sewn into the dress above like a lethal injection of diamonds.

Brian Ulrich places the viewer in front of several high end shop windows in his series The Centurion. Recurring themes of death show up in the modern aesthetic of wealth, and Ulrich picks up on this strange overlap. Immortality is the one of the few things that money cannot buy. But if death can be covered in diamonds, can a person usurp some of its power?

The Centurion is currently on display at Pictura Gallery through May 30^th, 2025.