Paola Delfin Evokes Alchemy in "Arcanum" at Jinkinoko Gallery, Tokyo

"The arcana of nature has been pursued since the renaissance days, the secrets and mysteries of the physical and spiritual world, alchemists created elixirs for changing base metals into gold, curing diseases and trying to prolong life, a dangerous search for the secret elixir that would answer all of the human questions about life and afterlife. Centuries later, the search is still on, the beautiful mystery of our human condition, and the reason for our existence, modern alchemy, surrounded by a world of technology, and still the secret has not been revealed ... or at least not to all of us." –Paola Delfin