Modern Day Vanitas: Rare Butterfly Dance in Black Water Photography sculpture they function as both independent

they function as both independent visual studies and as archival records of a long-term exploration into the relationship between physics and photographic practice

and reconstituted through wave energy

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

7 inches / 60 x 45 cms

where material process and illusion converge

Modern Day Vanitas: Rare Butterfly Dance in Black Water Photography sculpture they function as both independentThe 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