Life's Bubble: Underwater Vanitas Photography of Critically Endangered Butterflies fusion Unique archival pigment print

Unique archival pigment print

Ecologically printed with polka dots from beans

it was projected over a 200-meter black water reflection pool at the public art exhibition Dark Vat

This profiteering has created a terrible legacy for the environment to bear

framed in naturally waxed rosewood

Life's Bubble: Underwater Vanitas Photography of Critically Endangered Butterflies fusion Unique archival pigment printThe 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