Vanitas Aesthetics: Black Underwater Photography with Butterfly license explosive fusion

explosive fusion

most notable the polluted oceans

Artist framed in Shou Sugi Ban chemical free & sustainably harvested cedar frame finished in a matt shellac

weight +/- 320 grammes - h 22  x  w 13  x  d 3

Vanitas Aesthetics: Black Underwater Photography with Butterfly license explosive fusionThe 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