Beneath the Waves: Capturing Life's Tragedy with Morphe Didius & Amathonte Butterflies hand

Beneath the Waves: Capturing Life's Tragedy with Morphe Didius & Amathonte Butterflies handThe 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

size 65 * 65 cms (+/- 1 cms) 25

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

Dated 1996

The beauty

Capturing a fleeting moment in time

This body of work explores the visible expression of wave phenomena through water

geranium & tansy This is done in a circular way with no carbon footprint or chemicals in the process

Wear this in your hair

6 inchesEdition of 15

individually created from the artist’s original maquettes

Especially considering the work is referred to as a view of a philosopher in contemplation

Can be provided threaded with an M4 40mm bolt