200 MILLION YEARS (2025)

The project 200 MILLION YEARS takes its name from the deep evolutionary history of butterflies, who have existed for over 200 million years – long predating the existence of humanity. This timeline serves as a counterpoint to their fragility today, as the ongoing sixth mass extinction and drastic insect population declines threaten entire ecosystems.

Because of its beauty and transformation, the butterfly becomes a doorway to question how we perceive nature – and to reflect on beauty not as something isolated, but as something that arises from connection, difference, and the desire to protect rather than extract.

Depicting the butterfly as a mystical and scientific figure, 200 Million Years unfolds across several interrelated series. Each series offers a distinct entry point into how we relate to nature—and how these relationships are shaped by aesthetics, science, and history.