Ephemeral Wings: Underwater Butterfly Breeding Series hardware

Ephemeral Wings: Underwater Butterfly Breeding Series hardwareThe 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

digital or traditional

DeliveryPrints are supplied unframed in archival packaging suitable for professional framing and long-term storage

Originally

mounted to aluminium in an oak tray frame

The print is of a rare and very old variety of Paris Tulip from the 'Vanitas' series 2009 - ongoing

Vanitas Variations are studio edition works released in January 2026

Each composition was constructed underwater and photographed directly onto large-format analogue plates during the Vanitas period (2009–2013)

Produced through a hybrid process of digital fabrication and hand assembly

Each embodies a narrative of renewal

while the natural essential oils double as a gentle insect deterrent

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

remote expeditions