Vanitas Aesthetics: Analog Film Photography of Parent and Offspring DanceThe 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

and the distant echoes of the Big Bang

it exposes the precarious balance between preservation and loss

and the weight of human activity that contribute to their separation and ultimate liquified resolution

Its transient nature underscores the temporary conditions of life

disappearing small holding farmland

size 65 * 65 cms (+/- 1 cms) 25

The print is of a rare Caligo Eurilochus butterfly from the 'Swarm' series dated 2008-2012

liquid and light without the use of CGI

The Fusion series centres on studio-grown floral forms cultivated from ancient specimens of allium

offering a contemporary reflection on mortality

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weight and sense of comfort all send the right signals