Blue Morpho Menelaus butterfly underwater with bubbles licenseThe 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
Inside there is a dense triple weight calico inner cushion filled with 100% pure goose and duck down
each work is issued for the first time as an archival pigment print
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plate 0442
signature biometrics recorded in Catalogue Raisonné
Edition of 25 archival pigment printspaper size 23
each piece is unique and therefore carries its own resonance
Now most of these companies and their unique lights have disappeared into the big firms standard design
finished UV museum archival varnish
a unique and eloquent design that works both in the home and for commercial installations
please always frame behind museum-grade glazing such as Art Glass or equivalent that blocks 97 % + UV
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
