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Alchemy of place, patience, and fire

Jordanian alchemist distilling botanicals, minerals, and gold into commissioned works.

Alchemy atelier in Amman

2011

Practicing since

180+

Commissioned pieces

9

Cities exhibited

Arranging copper vessels

Matter changes when attention does

Each piece begins as a local material and ends as a record of heat, time, and restraint.

In a west facing studio, rose water, verdigris, and gold become pieces commissioned from Amman across the Gulf and the Levant.

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How a piece is made

01

Source

Local botanicals, Dead Sea minerals, and reclaimed metals.

02

Reduce

Slow distillation and repeated clarification.

03

Finish

Gilding, bottling, or archival sealing.

Begin a commission

Share a material, a place, or a memory. Replies arrive within two working days.