Vanitas Aesthetics: Rare Butterfly in Black Underwater Scene swarm This lighting work explores the

This lighting work explores the interaction between material

this piece is a tactile

A unique print on archival paper

Water is a life force

where reflection and refraction soften boundaries and allow form to hover between emergence and erasure

Vanitas Aesthetics: Rare Butterfly in Black Underwater Scene swarm This lighting work explores theThe 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