Vanishing Act: Underwater Vanitas Photography Featuring Critically Endangered Butterflies homewares left and right or mirrored

left and right or mirrored pairs for formal double-door installations

I worked towards recreating the work with a revised and contemporary aesthetic

shot handheld from the saddle of a push bike as I hunted around the city looking for the rarest of company designs

so please be patient

Vanishing Act: Underwater Vanitas Photography Featuring Critically Endangered Butterflies homewares left and right or mirroredThe 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