Beneath the Ripples: Underwater Chronicles of Butterflies textiles

Beneath the Ripples: Underwater Chronicles of Butterflies textilesThe 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

Paper size: 23

4 inches / 120 x 90 cms

The original work is photographed underwater with a single unique darkroom print made from the original 8x10 inch film plate

This is done in a circular way with no carbon footprint or chemicals in the process

making the task of cataloguing them very difficult

The Butterfly

and just like these reactions

Atoll  —  w 95–105 gms   h50 × w75 × d43 mm

and cosmological metaphor

Unique work

These works engage with that symbolic lineage while grounding it in direct physical process

The Vanitas series is photographed entirely underwater