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Alexander James Hamilton

Morpho Amathonte 0220

unique chromogenic print

40 x 40 cms

15.7 x 15.7 inches

dated 2011

from the ´Swarm´ series (2008 - 2012)

a live butterfly is captured underwater in a naturally induced diapause where an insect goes into a hibernation state where metabolic functions are suspended to survive cold conditions until warmer weather returns

photographed on an analogue 8 x 10 inch camera plate

signed and dated verso


Provenance: 

02/2018  Vernon Press 'Animae' ISBN 978-1-62273-384-2.
06/2015 'Natre Morte' Hå Gamle Prestegard Museum, Norway. 
10/2013  Thames & Hudson 'Natre Morte'  ISBN10  0500239061.
10/2011 'The House Of The Nobleman', London. 
06/2011 ‘Still Even’ Pertwee Anderson & Gold Gallery, London.
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