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The Butterfly

Nikko Taxi

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Vanishing Act: Underwater Vanitas Photography Featuring Critically Endangered Butterflies homewares doubling as an elegant storageThe 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