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Air (Beetles and Butterflies)

niche size: 20.5" wide x 9" tall x 8.5" deep
2020
wood, insects, archival inkjet print, butterflies, apothecary bottles

Two collections of butterflies are gathered into apothecary jars: sulphur butterflies (on the left) and red admiral butterflies (on the right).

The print is a reproduction of an engraving of oranges from Jan Commelin's Nederlandtze Hesperides,  (1576). 

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