Beneath the Surface: Underwater Photography of Visual Harmony photography Plate VIII

Plate VIII

AI or any other form of digital production

5″ (30 × 42 cm) or large – 23

with 200 colour illustrations across 224 pages

Reverse painted in enamel

Beneath the Surface: Underwater Photography of Visual Harmony photography Plate VIIIThe 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