Ephemeral Elegance: Submerged Butterflies in Liquid Art" handThe 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
This series seeks instead to ground such ideas in physical reality
Dated 2010Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta Satin 30080 × 60 cm | 31
Limited edition of only 10 pieces
where empirical process and aesthetic resolution converge
Working within a restrained
The print is of Japanese cherry blossom from the series 'A beautiful announcement of death' dated 2011-2012
which is the process of merging two or more forms into a single entity
Once all prints are claimed
Edition of 25 archival pigment printspaper size 23
the butterfly has carried layered meanings-regeneration
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pitch and tone which changes with the temperature of the day