Rare Butterfly Elegance: Studio-Bred Dance in Black Underwater hand All photographed on a Hasselblad

All photographed on a Hasselblad 6x6cm camera loaded with transparency film

This ecological process is circular with no carbon footprint or chemicals used in any part of the hand manufacturing process

designed and built from the ground up in Noonu Atoll

The visible surface texture and layered structure form part of the final aesthetic language of the work

Rare Butterfly Elegance: Studio-Bred Dance in Black Underwater hand All photographed on a HasselbladThe 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