Blue Beauty: Vanitas Photography Showcasing Critically Endangered Butterfly WingsThe 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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since the very early days I have worked to raise awareness of the four corporations that through their deliberate actions have vastly profited by their commodification of water

2 — 2w natural white LED bulb

surrounded by violent chemical reactions

compostable

exploring photography as a physical event through light

no commercial use or broadcasting either in part or whole at any time

low-light palette

This is then overpainted in oil and finished in a craquelure varnish

1 — 4w flame effect LED bulb

+ II artist proofs

this was not possible in 2022 due to the warming climate and the use of oil