Symbolic Artistry Contemporary Vanitas with Endangered Butterfly ceramics packed flat in a museum

packed flat in a museum archival clam box wrapped in gesso paper

0177’  dated 2017

historical references and new theoretical writing in a single publication

This lineage introduces a temporal dialogue between human intervention and the natural world

The collaboration with artist Egor Pasta and audio landscape by SubOctane brings an added dimension to the artwork

Symbolic Artistry Contemporary Vanitas with Endangered Butterfly ceramics packed flat in a museumThe 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