Aquatic Alchemy: Transformative Beauty of Morphe Didius & Amathonte Below the SurfaceThe 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

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behind TruVue anti reflect & 99% u/v blocking museum glass

2 inches / 22 x 22 x 3 cms

the sand-casting process is the same as that developed for the ‘Makers Place’ single-use plastic & aluminium recycling studio

Each piece is supplied with a stainless steel fixing

but also implies an attitude and social consciousness

When two or more snowflakes are hung outside on a tree close together they make a wonderful wind chime

and the delicate thresholds between life

Set against dark voids

offering a contemporary reflection on mortality

Water and the Conditions of Form