Carali McCall
Circles | Geometry | Gold | Paper
Alchemy. noun. al·che·my ˈal-kə-mē, plural alchemies: the physical process of transforming materials; a medieval chemical science and philosophy for changing metals into gold and the discovery of indefinite life; spiritual alchemy: the process of pursuing true nature and transmuting unrefined and limiting parts of the self.
In earlier works, the artist pre-treated paper with metal and/or pigment colour in the studio before performing a durational 2-3hr circle drawing live performance; building layers of gold-metal paint are the final result.