Studio butterfly: Underwater Vanitas Photography with Critically Endangered SpeciesThe 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 collaboration with artist Egor Pasta and audio landscape by SubOctane brings an added dimension to the artwork

'carbon black Jesus with wings’  dated 2011

The underwater setting slows perception

Provenance:
- exhibition ´Goya renacido en agua´ 2025

the collection closes permanently

Dated 1996

low-light palette

Its soft touch

soft and with a lustrous sheen

keeping clothing and luggage fresh without chemicals

dated 2024

They are a memento mori of collapsing ice sheets