Ode to air (still the flutterings)

Ode to air (still the flutterings) (2016) Glass shelf, mounted butterflies, jasmine, tin cone, amethyst pendant, open-source 3D print (Julia Vase: Stratus by Shapespeare). Inspired by research into Tarot, the series Ode to... reinterprets the four suits (wands, swords, cups and pentacles) within the deck as a series of sculptures that draw upon the elemental correspondences of the minor arcana, as well as the alchemical and magickal associations relevant to each category. Bringing together a range of materials including crystal skulls, living herbs and plants, archaeological finds, collectables and open source 3D prints, the works ruminate on the manner in which abstract knowledge is understood, shared and distributed.