Mortal Mosaic: Butterfly Breeding in Liquid Time hand

Mortal Mosaic: Butterfly Breeding in Liquid Time 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

dated 2002

Tide  —  w 40–50 gms   h38 × w56 × d38 mm

plus two artist proofsCreated 2009–2013 | Printed 2026

This was the first piece to be created in the new recycling studio in the Maldives 'Makers Place'

Roppongi District

Hand wash only

Astronomers have used spinning stars called pulsars to create a galaxy-sized gravitational wave detector revealing the presence of ripples in space-time across the entire universe

Rather than concealing the fabrication process

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The Japanese apprentice is taught that shokunin means not only having technical skills & dedication

Some of these taxi firms had as few as just two licensed cars on the road

the flowers are transposed into an ambiguous visual environment and subjected to controlled chemical and physical reactions