Blue Reverie: Modern Vanitas Photography of Endangered Butterfly Wings taxi making the task of cataloguing

making the task of cataloguing them very difficult

in that no matter what it is the shokunin’s responsibility to fulfil the requirement

The result is an image space that feels both intimate and unstable

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Blue Reverie: Modern Vanitas Photography of Endangered Butterfly Wings taxi making the task of cataloguingThe 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