Aquatic Ballet: Reflections on Life and MortalityThe 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

4 inches / 90 x 67 cms

since the very early days I have worked to raise awareness of the four corporations that through their deliberate actions have vastly profited by their commodification of water

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the Butterfly / Swarm works form a contemplative meditation on impermanence and becoming

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where it is closely associated with the soul

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What is captured is not duration

Using aluminium saved from landfill sites or beach cleanup projects

'Mirror of the goddess  - plate I’

The reverse is a London made woven double Moleskin with a deep & soft feel