Artful Elegance: Studio-Bred Butterfly in Modern VanitasThe Butterfly, or Swarm, series explores themes of transformation, fragility, and mortality through the symbolic and physical presence of butterflies suspended within water. Across cultures and histories, the butterfly has carried layered meanings regeneration, freedom, spirituality, and death most notably within Greek thought, where it is closely associated with the soul. These works engage with that symbolic lineage while grounding it in direct

Dated 1992

around your neck or on your handbag

and disappearance

these works extend that lineage into an aquatic space

glowing from within and evoking the elemental dynamics of stellar formation and collapse

each a different size and execution

The world has changed so dramatically since then

weight +/- 320 grammes - h 22 x w 13  x d 3

photography

This body of work explores the visible expression of wave phenomena through water

The beauty of life and nature that surrounds us is ephemeral

Street view of Tokyo taxis