Waltzing Waters: The Dance of Life and DeathThe 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

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

000 grammes

Tide  —  w 40–50 gms   h38 × w56 × d38 mm

giving single-use waste a new life

they operate as archival records of a long-term investigation into transformation

A luxurious cushion featuring a unique underwater artwork of artist Alexander James Hamilton

and collapse

institutional

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

dated 1996

bubbles have appeared in still-life painting as symbols of vanity and mortality

Using aluminium saved from landfill sites or beach cleanup projects