O S C A R I S T

the worst part about grief is that it feels like the world should be horrendously earth shatteringly changed, and to an extent it IS but its also the same. to everyone else it's just another tuesday. the world moves on. you have to go grocery shopping.

Contact (2024) from an untitled series by @matthiasleidinger After encountering a butterfly as a child, Leidinger, compelled by the experience, created this work based around our human sensory perceptions. Utilising braille, we are encouraged by a gentle message to treat animals with care Translation: When touching a butterfly, the scales on its wings can be damaged, impairing its ability to fly and regulate temperature.