Blue Butterfly Reverie: Underwater Beauty of Morphe Didius & Amathonte Butterflies"The 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

- Sold direct from the artists studio

dated 2023

The print is created underwater of a 'Veiled skull with flowers' from the series 'A beautiful announcement of death' dated 2012-2013

screen printed in natural pigments direct onto the heavy weight silk face with double weight black MoleSkin reverse

passing through liquid and air to produce luminous fields that recall the depth and tonal subtlety of painting

Fabricated in the exact same Carbon Neutral way as at the 'Makers Place' carbon neutral recycling studio I setup in the Maldives

size h145 x w145 x d10 mm each

explosive reactions within a star

reflecting on impermanence

A research manuscript by Alexander James Hamilton

and purity of these reactions have already faded into darkness

Vintage print from an edition of 10 hand printed by the artist between 2004 and 2010