Studio-Bred Spectacle: Vanitas Photography Depicting Critically Endangered Butterflies taxi a species whose history of

a species whose history of human cultivation extends back to the earliest records of civilisation

This lineage introduces a temporal dialogue between human intervention and the natural world

or as seen here simply sunk into the wall

dated 2002

Studio-Bred Spectacle: Vanitas Photography Depicting Critically Endangered Butterflies taxi a species whose history ofThe 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