New Entomology Archive:

This series explores a juxtaposition between nature and artificiality, urging the viewer to reflect on the consequences of consumer culture.

The pieces recall the practice of butterfly collecting, where specimens are caught, killed, and meticulously displayed in glass cases. However, in this case, the foil butterflies are not the one that has perished — it is the predator, the corrupter. Their wings, fashioned from a symbol of mass-produced indulgence, hint at the fleeting pleasure of consumer goods, which tempt us from store shelves, offering sweetness and comfort. But once consumed, the remnants — the wrappers — lose all value and are discarded, often left to pollute nature.

Rendered in oil on canvas — a medium historically associated with classical beauty and permanence — paintings elevate a mundane object, turning it into a symbol of excess and destruction. The deep, dark background isolates the subjects, heightening their presence and giving them an almost sacred aura.