Lucas Foglia had an inspired and poignant concept for his series Constant Bloom, presented at the Fotomuseum Den Haag: to follow the migration of Painted Lady butterflies and draw a parallel with the migration of people from Africa to Europe. For millions of years, these butterflies have traveled the same routes in search of wildflowers to forage, on a journey essential to the survival of their species. Similarly, human migrants leave their homelands to seek safety and a better life in Europe, enduring immense hardships along the way. In Lucas Foglia’s work, the butterfly becomes a powerful symbol of these people’s resilience and hope. His photographs mix together images of the butterflies in transit, the landscapes they traverse, and the people they encounter, some of whom are also migrants on their own journeys. The result is a thought-provoking and deeply moving exhibition, blending natural history with human history, and offering a meditation on migration, survival, and the way all living beings are interconnected.
