Contemporary Beauty: Analog Film Vanitas in Black Water with Blue Winged Butterfly textiles and transient patterns that exist

and transient patterns that exist only for fractions of a second

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

making the task of cataloguing them very difficult

Contemporary Beauty: Analog Film Vanitas in Black Water with Blue Winged Butterfly textiles and transient patterns that existThe 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