Aquatic Ballet: Underwater Photography of Fluttering 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

Unmounted and unframed the print is very delicate

on a plane or train for example

these works extend that lineage into an aquatic space

This collection presents a series of tactile

they operate as archival records of a long-term investigation into transformation

Can be provided threaded with an M4 40mm bolt

This is then overpainted in oil and finished in a craquelure varnish

and the delicate thresholds between life

It is float mounted on ivory board

they function as both formal investigations and archival documents

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

Dated 2010Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta Satin 30080 × 60 cm | 31