Aqueous Insects: Beetle Sagas Below the Surface lighting The length of the animation

The length of the animation is 7 minutes and 48 seconds

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Aqueous Insects: Beetle Sagas Below the Surface lighting The length of the animationThe 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