Dancing with Death in nature: Underwater Ballet of ButterfliesThe 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

Dimensions: 48 x 48 cm

Your sense of touch instantly tells you that you are holding something special

5 inches / 42 x 42 cms

Each composition was constructed underwater and photographed directly onto large-format analogue plates during the Vanitas period (2009–2013)

Ecologically printed with abstract floral motifs made with poppy flower petals

size h145 x w145 x d10 mm each

made from recycled beach cleanup Coke cans

sized at 16

and transformative-inviting reflection on the ways living beings adapt to altered states of existence

The result is an image space that feels both intimate and unstable

Set against dark voids

Akihabara District

Studio experiments