Aqueous Aesthetics: Flying Beetles in Harmonious WaterThe 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

a snapshot view of the birth of a fire that has long been extinguished

5 inches / 60 x 42 cms

unmounted and unframed

Dated 2008

Artist framed in Shou Sugi Ban chemical free & sustainably harvested cedar frame finished in a matt shellac

Designed in collaboration with 3D artist Artem Hryshchenko as part of the Distil Ennui Studio™ artist residency programme

Paper size: 23

hand-fabricated works that transform discarded materials into functional sculptural forms

size 65 * 65 cms (+/- 1 cms) 25

weight +/- 320 grammes - h 22  x  w 13  x  d 3

Every handle is a unique casting

The artwork Dark Matter I by Alexander James Hamilton explores the concept of Fusion