Butterfly Ballet Below: Studio-Bred Endangered Species in Underwater Vanitas sculpture The artwork features ambiguous spheres

The artwork features ambiguous spheres juxtaposed against dark voids of expansive water

large - w 160-170 gms h85 x w85 x d53 mm

Akiharbara District

dated 2002

Today these illuminated designs are all but a memory

Butterfly Ballet Below: Studio-Bred Endangered Species in Underwater Vanitas sculpture The artwork features ambiguous spheresThe 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