In the Alchemy of Consciousness.

mixed media/gold & silver leaf on wooden panel.
size 70cm diameter.

This work is part of an ongoing exploration into the memory of water, the frequency of precious metals, and the role of consciousness in shaping matter.

Beginning with a 20g tablet of pure gold, I placed it beneath a Petri dish of fresh Margaret River rainwater. This water, carrying the unique frequency of place, was then frozen capturing an ephemeral moment where the molecular structure responded to the presence of gold beneath it. Influenced by the research of crystallographer Veda Austin and the late Dr. Masaru Emoto, this process operates on the belief that water holds memory, and responds to energy, material, and intention.

The resulting crystalline patterns photographed just before complete freezing were intricate, linear, and directional, resembling both chaos and code. I then translated this moment into a physical artwork using gold and silver leaf, carving and building impasto texture onto the surface. The final form echoes the frozen image, but now re-embedded in gold completing a feedback loop of energy and interpretation.

Gold becomes frequency → Water receives and responds → Ice reveals → Art interprets → and Gold returns, now encoded with the journey.

This is an alchemical work. It is a transmutation of elemental material, environmental influence, and human consciousness into visual language. It is a conversation with gold and one that travels through water, ice, memory, and back again.