Vanitas Aesthetics: Black Underwater Photography with Butterfly license Artist framed in Shou Sugi

Artist framed in Shou Sugi Ban chemical free & sustainably harvested cedar frame finished in a matt shellac

series explores themes of transformation

exhibitted at Pertwee Anderson & Gold Gallery

unique archival pigment print with museum varnish size 8

Los Angeles

Vanitas Aesthetics: Black Underwater Photography with Butterfly license Artist framed in Shou SugiThe 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