Three States of Gender Alchemy depicts three phases of alchemical transformation through a trans Jewish lens. First, an External Alchemy begins with the Sacred Androgyne harvesting produce and collecting material to transform physically — this is the collecting of information. Next the Androgyne places a fermentation crock into a storeroom while the material contained inside the crock submerged underneath the brine’s surface grows bacteria and ferments; a state of Internal Alchemy ensues and represents the processing of information. In the third panel of glazed earthenware, the Androgyne immerses into a Spiritual Alchemy, both half in and half out of an expansive body of water. The information is embodied, and the cyclical process begins again.
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Glazed earthenware, 23 in x 16 in x 16 in, 2015
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Glazed earthenware, 23 in x 16 in x 16 in, 2015
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Glazed earthenware, 23 in x 16 in x 16 in, 2015
