Mastering the Elements reportage Because of its authenticity

Because of its authenticity

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Mastering the Elements reportage Because of its authenticityArtist photographer Jana Hartmanns exhibition MASTERING THE ELEMENTS explores alchemy as the fascinating origin of the natural sciences. Central to alchemy was the study of natural substances and the associated search for prima materia. Based on more the foundations of Greek natural philosophers, alchemists held that the transmutation of substances in nature was possible. It was their belief that nature strives to achieve perfection, similar to the