Artful Water Medium: Vanitas Photography with Critically Endangered ButterflyThe 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

this pocket-sized pillow slips easily into any carry-on or overnight bag

and crafted by local artisans

Through this methodical work

Monochrome recordings heighten our consciousness of our precarious existence

Kojin Taxi III

unmounted & unframed

Provenance: sold direct from the studio

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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

Vanitas Variations are studio edition works released in January 2026

with every element  produced by hand in the studio in a chemical free & carbon neutral way

most notable the polluted oceans