Clipper Butterfly, Pathenos Sylvia - South East Asia Print - Limited Edition of 50

Butterflies are a symbol of freedom but, fragile, harmless and beautiful, they are also under threat. In Britain, there are only 60 species left and many of those are on the brink of extinction. They are the canaries in the coalmine of our environment. If there are habitats for butterflies, free from pollution or undue quantities of fertilizer, which bully out the nectar plants on which the insects depend, then other animals follow. Get it right for them, you get it right for nearly everything. Get it wrong, butterflies are the first to disappear. Printed at 100cm x 100cm, on Canson Baryta Photographique 310 gsm archival paper – revealing microscopic details of these captivating creatures to the smallest scale and clearly showing anatomical features like their cells, hair and scales. These creatures are rarely seen, let alone at this scale.