Waterborne Wings: Butterfly Breeding in Liquid EleganceThe 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

the Vanitas works form a core body within The Legacy Collection

direct 8 x 10 inch darkroom Fuji DuraTrans of original film plate

Produced entirely in-camera

smolt - w 105-120 gms h36 x w115 x d48mm

This lineage introduces a temporal dialogue between human intervention and the natural world

each image records a fleeting and irreversible moment

Suitable for interior use only

Provenance:

There I recorded asymmetrical diurnal temperature changes as empirical evidence of global warming

Framing and presentation are not undertaken by the artist and fall outside the scope of the Studio Edition release

6″ × 16

The artwork features ambiguous spheres juxtaposed against dark voids of expansive water