Drowning in Beauty Butterfly Reflections" swarm Museum conservation Bamboo paper

Museum conservation Bamboo paper

Each nail embodies a story of renewal

packed flat in a museum archival clam box wrapped in gesso paper

The result is an image space that feels both intimate and unstable

Dated 2012Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta Satin 30080 × 60 cm | 31

Drowning in Beauty Butterfly Reflections" swarm Museum conservation Bamboo paperThe 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