Aqua Memento Mori: The Baroque Tragedy of Underwater Art vanitasThe 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
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fry - w 30-40 gms h22 x w70 x d34 mm
Edition of VII
minimalist design is reusable
The underwater setting slows perception
Initialled & numbered recto by the artist in silver ink
signature biometrics recorded in Catalogue Raisonné
tempering surfaces and allowing contours to hover between definition and dissolution
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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
Harajuku District
The collaboration with artist Egor Pasta and audio landscape by SubOctane brings an added dimension to the artwork
