Ephemeral Wings: Submerged Butterflies in Liquid Elegance goya float mounted wall hanger

float mounted wall hanger

dated 2000

individually created from the artist’s original maquette

transforming the familiar language of memento mori into a study of transience

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

Ephemeral Wings: Submerged Butterflies in Liquid Elegance goya float mounted wall hangerThe 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