Vanishing Visions: Beetle Ballet Below the Liquid Surface fusion

Vanishing Visions: Beetle Ballet Below the Liquid Surface fusionThe 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

Dimensions may vary by approximately ±5% due to the hand-production process

they function as archival studies of transience

Akiharbara District

where form is refracted

Dimensions: 48 x 48 cm

Your sense of touch instantly tells you that you are holding something special

If you are not selecting the UV varnish finish

it exposes the precarious balance between preservation and loss

These works are created through direct physical intervention with water

soft and with a lustrous sheen

a recyclable

finished UV museum archival varnish

historical references and new theoretical writing in a single publication