On the theme of transience, which is what the museum had an exhibition about, this is a thought provoking artwork from 2023 which is simple in its intent. It’s simply a load of dead mayflies glued to a bit of paper, but these are special and arguably unfortunate insects which die within a day of mating. This does fit well with the theme of the gallery, the focus on what is the point of such a short life? The answer is obvious that it’s simply to ensure another generation of mayflies, but it doesn’t give much space to the development of the individual and is something of one of nature’s plot twists. Bearing in mind I was standing there staring at a load of dead insects glued to a bit of paper thinking about this, I’d suggest that the artwork achieved one of its likely aims of being thought provoking. Take away the thought of humanity being just of fleeting relevance, I rather liked this arrangement and I forgave the artist for sawing a load of books up.