Beneath the Surface: Vanitas Photography with Rare Butterflies and Environmental Message license The print is of Japanese

The print is of Japanese cherry blossom from the series 'A beautiful announcement of death' dated 2011-2012

Monochrome recordings heighten our consciousness of our precarious existence

5 inches / 57 x 75 cms

Kakinoki Taxi

Nautilus  —  w 420–450 gms   h82 × w116 × d70 mm

Beneath the Surface: Vanitas Photography with Rare Butterflies and Environmental Message license The print is of JapaneseThe 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