Modern alchemy is the belief that the right conditions — pressure, intention, time — can turn the ordinary into something rare. It is not magic. It is the decision to keep going when nothing looks golden yet.
This piece is the anchor of Mia Palmer's practice. The concept that drives everything: that transformation is not something that happens to you. It is something you choose, repeatedly, until it becomes who you are.
Acrylic on canvas in black floating frame. 60 x 90cm.