The Deep Ballet: Underwater Insights into Morpho Didius & Amathonte Butterflies butterfly museum framed in oak behind

museum framed in oak behind AR & UV glass

Written during the emergence of AI-generated imagery

we too flash into being and fade back into the darkness

This approach allows complex forms to remain lightweight and materially efficient while retaining a tactile quality difficult to achieve through conventional manufacturing methods

The Deep Ballet: Underwater Insights into Morpho Didius & Amathonte Butterflies butterfly museum framed in oak behindThe 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