Beneath the Water Capturing Life's Tragedy with Butterflies hardware Sakura (cherry blossom) Taxi II

Sakura (cherry blossom) Taxi II

washer and threaded bolt for installation

dated 1996

Historically rooted in the Vanitas tradition of still life

rivers and land fill sites filled with single use packaging

Beneath the Water Capturing Life's Tragedy with Butterflies hardware Sakura (cherry blossom) Taxi IIThe 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