Aqua Allegory: Submerged Butterflies in Metaphysical ArtThe 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 contamination of rivers and underground water resources

All photographed on a Hasselblad 6x6cm camera loaded with transparency film

50mm M5 for Tide & Atoll

recorded in Catalogue Raisonné

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the collection closes permanently

Kakinoki Taxi

each image records an actual event: light interacting with vibrating liquid surfaces

Provenance:exhibition 'A beautiful announcement of death' 2012

5″ (60 × 42 cm)

acrylic faced with pure white capsules

Working within a restrained