Albedo.

: a measure of reflectivity : alchemical purification :

When delving into realms of the otherworldly, it is sometimes necessary to suspend doubt (even if not to admit belief) so that one can fully engage with the experience. To the curious mind, exploration of a question can be as fulfilling, if not more so, than attainment of an answer. Perhaps art can be used like a scryer’s black mirror, a refracted vision of ourselves that gives us a view into the unknown.

This was my first proper dive into the alchemical process. In retrospect I should have started with Nigredo (the first stage of the Magnum Opus), but I’m fairly certain I’m going to continue revisiting these transformational stages throughout my practice for years to come

Soundtrack by Rapoon. Storey, R. (2003) Breathing Gold, from the album Fallen Gods (Cidar)