ALLADIN’S JARS
These are alchemical jars. The loose and malleable paint application is an attempt to suggest the transformations that can happen in the alchemical alembic where there was historically an attempt to transform base metal into gold. Sometimes it is understood that the alchemists were seeking not just as material gold but also a spiritual gold.
Why the title, Aladdin’s Jars? It seemed to fit in a poetic way, representing choice. In the well-known fairy story Aladdin’s lamp produced a genie when rubbed, a magical force that could produce change and make a wish come true, any wish. What are our current worldly and spiritual ambitions, and what will happen if these wishes come true? The series contains about sixteen images.
