Ephemeral Dance: Submerged Portraits of Butterflies in water PUBLICATIONS in our case corn starch

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visual representations of wave mechanics and cosmological phenomena have often relied on interpretive or illustrative methods

with a soundtrack by SubOctane

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

Ephemeral Dance: Submerged Portraits of Butterflies in water PUBLICATIONS in our case corn starchThe 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