Submerged Symmetry: Morpho Didius & Helena Butterfly Elegance goya Wan Wan Taxi

Wan Wan Taxi

Artist signature & date recto in ink

aligning botanical history with the long arc of cultural development

Framed in a round 'Vortex' ceramic finished in matt black shellac

making the task of cataloguing them very difficult

Submerged Symmetry: Morpho Didius & Helena Butterfly Elegance goya Wan Wan TaxiThe 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