Aqua Memento Mori: The Baroque Tragedy of Underwater Art scarfThe 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
In the studio we call these the perfect travel companion as it helps you sleep in unfamiliar surroundings
the construction remains intentionally legible
giving discarded material removed from rivers
Unique print
The spiralling vortex design emulates the gravitational pull of a black hole
The world has changed so dramatically since then
height 20cms width 3cms
3 years ago I started collecting brand segregated waste then recycling it all back into a more positive outcome for their 'end of life’ use
This is a unique archival pigment print of the original sculpture
and transient patterns that exist only for fractions of a second
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I would imagine if Rodin saw the vast amounts of valuable and carelessly discarded materials dumped into our landscapes
they function as both independent visual studies and as archival records of a long-term exploration into the relationship between physics and photographic practice
