Ephemeral Elegance: Flying Beetles Beneath the Waves homewares rivers and land fill sites

rivers and land fill sites filled with single use packaging

Yomasuira Kotsu Taxi

The piece is made from 140 beach cleanup Coca Cola cans

Dated 2013Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta Satin 30080 × 60 cm | 31

Ephemeral Elegance: Flying Beetles Beneath the Waves homewares rivers and land fill sitesThe 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