Ripples of Existence: Submerged Photography in Vanitas Style butterflyThe 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
AI or any other form of digital production
photography
tansy and carnation petals
each image records a fleeting and irreversible moment
making the task of cataloguing them very difficult
Exhibition 'Tokyo Taxi' 2011
plus two artist proofsCreated 2009–2013 | Printed 2026
Astronomers have used spinning stars called pulsars to create a galaxy-sized gravitational wave detector revealing the presence of ripples in space-time across the entire universe
and cosmological metaphor
acting simultaneously as a force of renewal and erasure
poised between emergence and disappearance
exhibitted at Pertwee Anderson & Gold Gallery
