Underwater Exploration of Butterfly Mortality homewares

Underwater Exploration of Butterfly Mortality homewaresThe 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

aligning botanical history with the long arc of cultural development

rivers and land fill sites filled with single use packaging

0179’  dated 2017

Its transient nature underscores the temporary conditions of life

as a non-edition print

Unique print

the simple pleasure of drinking water connects us somewhere deeper

standing askew

and the passage of time

visual representations of wave mechanics and cosmological phenomena have often relied on interpretive or illustrative methods

The work features holographic projection mapping on a black water reflection pool and a 4K video animation created by artists Inna Shestakova and Alexey Shidlovsky

this project was created in Siberia from deep in its remote forests during the heart of winter