Metamorphosis Unveiled: Life and Mortality in Submerged Butterflies Digital shipped in a tube wrapped

shipped in a tube wrapped in gesso paper direct from the darkroom

This lighting work explores the interaction between material

The resulting compositions exist between presence and disappearance

framed in naturally waxed rosewood

Metamorphosis Unveiled: Life and Mortality in Submerged Butterflies Digital shipped in a tube wrappedThe 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