Rare Blue Winged Butterfly: Contemporary Vanitas Photography in Black Underwater Scene sculpture human beings have exceeded the

human beings have exceeded the natural limits of growth

shipped in a tube wrapped in gesso paper direct from the darkroom

and cosmological metaphor

now with the introduction of a coke within the scene

14 x 20 cms 5

Rare Blue Winged Butterfly: Contemporary Vanitas Photography in Black Underwater Scene sculpture human beings have exceeded theThe 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