Dance of the Deep: Underwater Portraits of rare 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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smolt - w 105-120 gms h36 x w115 x d48mm

with a soundtrack by SubOctane

and re-form through the movement of water and time

and death-most notably within Greek thought

When two or more snowflakes are hung outside on a tree close together they make a wonderful wind chime

Provenance: sold direct from the studio

Set against dark voids

rhythmic structures

Within the studio

making the task of cataloguing them very difficult

poised between emergence and disappearance