Conservation Overture: Modern Vanitas Photography of Endangered Butterflies Below goya Designed in collaboration with 3D

Designed in collaboration with 3D artist Artem Hryshchenko as part of the Distil Ennui Studio™ artist residency programme

producing subtle optical variations and a distinctive diffusion of light across the surface of the piece

The piece is made from 140 beach cleanup Coca Cola cans

Dated 2013Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta Satin 30080 × 60 cm | 31

Its soft touch

Conservation Overture: Modern Vanitas Photography of Endangered Butterflies Below goya Designed in collaboration with 3DThe 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