2021
2026

Exuviae

Johanna Koneff

Johanna Koneff

Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute

2021
2026

Exuviae

Johanna Koneff

Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute

2021
2026

Exuviae

Johanna Koneff

Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute

Exuviae is a sculptural lighting experience that captures the bittersweet stillness following metamorphosis. Inspired by the biological "exuviae"-the discarded exoskeleton left behind after eclosion-this piece explores the complex intersection of postpartum loss and the quiet satisfaction of a successful journey. The design features a rigid, metal "skeleton" that once housed and protected a developing life, now draped in ethereal liquid organza. As light diffuses from the core, it illuminates the void where growth occurred, casting a ghostly, translucent glow that mimics a lingering life force. It is a tribute to the vessel that remains: a beautiful, hanging vestige of a butterfly that has already spread its wings.

Exuviae