Mystical Aquatic Realms: Flying Beetles Unveiled butterfly dated 2023

dated 2023

spirituality

painterly compositions

Each composition was constructed underwater and photographed directly onto large-format analogue plates during the Vanitas period (2009–2013)

Mystical Aquatic Realms: Flying Beetles Unveiled butterfly dated 2023The 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