Ephemeral Wings: Submerged Butterflies in Liquid Elegance goya individually created from the artist’s

individually created from the artist’s original maquette

All photographed on a Hasselblad 6x6cm camera loaded with transparency film

57 inches / 25 x 25 x 4 cms

float mounted wall hanger

transforming the familiar language of memento mori into a study of transience

Ephemeral Wings: Submerged Butterflies in Liquid Elegance goya individually created from the artist’sThe 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