Life's Bubble: Underwater Vanitas Photography of Critically Endangered ButterfliesThe 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

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luminous spheres emerge as microcosms of concentrated force

in a single format and edition

Dated 2012Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta Satin 30080 × 60 cm | 31

packed flat in a museum archival clam box wrapped in gesso paper

now with the introduction of a coke within the scene

occupying a space between photographic record and abstract meditation

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

dated 1996

All the while hiding data from their clients about the viability of recycling and the levels of nano-plastics in each and every product sold

Historically rooted in the Vanitas tradition of still life