A What of Butterflies - Flutter
December 2004 -January 2005
Site Specific Installation
According to the North American Butterfly Association, NABA, science has not given a name to a 'collective' of butterflies. I prefer 'flutter'.
Inspired by the migration of the North American Monarch, 300 butterflies made from post-consumer plastic were created. They rested on the front of 391 Liverpool Street, central Sydney, for two months. Each butterfly has been hand cut and coloured. Small lights were placed behind a sampling of butterflies.
Over several months, the butterflies went though a vigorous trial period, and were tested surfaces with combinations of glues, sealants and lighting options. In the end the butterflies for this installation were made from used plastic milk containers. The corner of the container provided the perfect curve for the butterflies abdominal/wing attachment.
The installation was well-received by the local community, although seventy butterflies we lost to souvenir hunters.
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Mini Graff (Darlingius Graffitius Minimus), Sydney, Australia, 2006
Operating mainly in the Darlinghurst / Kings Cross area, Mini Graff's stencil-based street works have challenged usual perceptions of graffiti and street art.
Over the past 4 years, her interventions have included the transformation of city gutters into romantic ocean landscapes and the refashioning of café waste into 'flutters' of butterflies.
Mini Graff often works with collaborators and has carried out street art tours and workshops to promote street art in the wider community.
Mini Graff and her works have been featured in The Sydney Morning Herald, Triple J, Dazed and Confused (UK), Pages Online, Curvy 1 & 2.
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