Philippe Pasqua's *Vanité aux papillons* presents a human skull encrusted with vibrantly colored butterfly specimens, their delicate wings creating a striking mosaic across the resin form. The work draws on the classical *vanitas* tradition, juxtaposing the skull as a symbol of mortality with the fleeting, ephemeral beauty of the butterflies. Encased in a Plexiglas box and plinth of the artist's own design, the piece transforms into both a preserved specimen and a meditation on the transience of life.