Breeding Conservation: Underwater Vanitas Photography with Endangered Butterflies scarf Initialled & numbered recto by

Initialled & numbered recto by the artist in silver ink

and the delicate thresholds between life

How we imbibe it should be given that respect

As an element capable of nurturing and destruction

This series seeks instead to ground such ideas in physical reality

Breeding Conservation: Underwater Vanitas Photography with Endangered Butterflies scarf Initialled & numbered recto byThe 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