Aqueous Metamorphosis: Life and Mortality in Underwater Art hardware

Aqueous Metamorphosis: Life and Mortality in Underwater Art hardwareThe 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

Ann330 Gallery

we recommend selecting the hand varnish option

instead of ending up in land fill or worse

I worked towards recreating the work with a revised and contemporary aesthetic

the sand casting process is the same that I developed for the 'Makers Place' single use plastic & aluminium recycling studio that I designed & built from the ground up for Soneva in Noonu Atoll

0179’  dated 2017

Working within a restrained

Recycled aluminium water bottle sculptures made from recycled aluminium drinks cans rescued from land fill & beach cleanups

Atoll  —  w 95–105 gms   h50 × w75 × d43 mm

0113’  dated 2017

soft with a lustrous sheen

Ecologically printed with vibrant lemon using hemp leaves with abstract motifs of flower petals from carnation