Modern Day Vanitas: Rare Butterfly Dance in Black Water Photography sculpture The cushion is hand finished

The cushion is hand finished in a rolled moleskin edging with an invisible zip to finish it off

the sand-casting process is the same as that developed for the ‘Makers Place’ single-use plastic & aluminium recycling studio

and transformative-inviting reflection on the ways living beings adapt to altered states of existence

they function as both independent visual studies and as archival records of a long-term exploration into the relationship between physics and photographic practice

repeatable studio conditions

Modern Day Vanitas: Rare Butterfly Dance in Black Water Photography sculpture The cushion is hand finishedThe 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