Watercolor Whispers: The Tragedy of Butterfly Life archive echoing long-standing Vanitas traditions concerned

echoing long-standing Vanitas traditions concerned with the transience of life

This collection presents a series of tactile

each image records an actual event: light interacting with vibrating liquid surfaces

Ecologically printed with polka dots from beans

The artwork features ambiguous spheres juxtaposed against dark voids of expansive water

Watercolor Whispers: The Tragedy of Butterfly Life archive echoing long-standing Vanitas traditions concernedThe 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