Vanitas Aesthetics: Rare Butterfly in Black Underwater Scene butterfly Material character

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A research manuscript examining photography as a physical event through light

ISBN: 978-1-8589-4569-9

this museum grade UV finish allows the print to be framed without glass

Vanitas Aesthetics: Rare Butterfly in Black Underwater Scene butterfly Material characterThe 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