Diamond Butterfly

What does not kill you makes you stronger. The Diamond Butterfly is a phoenix of sorts. A glorious creature faced with death and tragedy only to be reborn, more powerful, more resilient. In a series of digital collages and moving images, the artist combines the imagery of butterflies and diamonds into vibrant repetitions and crystalline structures that do more than mimic the naturally occurring patterns of our world but become an embodiment of humanity’s, and more specifically women’s, ability to overcome the wounds of the past. The artist takes from her own experience. A survivor of sexual assault, she too has been forced to overcome the experience, feelings of being broken into pieces, the feelings of isolation, and the post-traumatic stress the event left on her life. She too is a butterfly, a delicate creature forced to undergo a metamorphosis as she regains a sense of self. Like the butterfly, she has found hope on the other side of trauma. Here, she emerged like a diamond, one of the hardest substances of our natural world that simultaneously exudes immense fortitude and exquisite beauty. The Diamond Butterfly emerges from her panels stronger, shining, and more spectacular than before expressing the hope we can all find knowing we can triumph over our demons.

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