Mystical Metamorphosis: Life and Mortality in Submerged Art AnnaThe 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
The works reference the broader scientific context of wave theory and gravitational research
sm w 280 gms h110 x w55 x d55 mm
giving discarded material removed from rivers
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The design emulates the gravitational pull of a black hole
unique silver gelatine hand print
finished in museum varnish
inline switch and EU plug
As with all photography please do not expose to direct or reflected sunlight
it was projected over a 200-meter black water reflection pool at the public art exhibition Dark Vat
The piece is made from 140 beach cleanup Coca Cola cans
a species whose history of human cultivation extends back to the earliest records of civilisation
