Butterflies are a recurring theme for Erika Harrsch (presented by RoFa Projects, Potomac), as their distinctive shapes and flock patterns become the basis for exploring migration, sexual identity, immigration reform, and physical boundaries.

 

 

 

Erika Harrsch "Eurospecimen," 2011-2016, Archival ink print on cotton paper, cut-out and hand painted butterflies and entomological boxes, 23 of the boxes contain a euroespecimen and one box contains 23 pinned tags with information on each extinct specimen: the name of the currency, the country where it comes from and the day each one went out of circulation, 170 x 100 cm. Image © of the artist and RoFa Projects
Erika Harrsch “Eurospecimen,” 2011-2016, Archival ink print on cotton paper, cut-out and hand painted butterflies and entomological boxes, 23 of the boxes contain a euroespecimen and one box contains 23 pinned tags with information on each extinct specimen: the name of the currency, the country where it comes from and the day each one went out of circulation, 170 x 100 cm. Image © of the artist and RoFa Projects

 

Image © of the artist and RoFa Projects
Image © of the artist and RoFa Projects

 

 

Image © of the artist and RoFa Projects
Image © of the artist and RoFa Projects

 

 

Image © of the artist and RoFa Projects
Image © of the artist and RoFa Projects

 

Image © of the artist and RoFa Projects
Image © of the artist and RoFa Projects
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