After five years working in film distribution, I earned my Master's degree in Cultural, Intellectual, and Visual History from the Warburg Institute in 2023, and I am currently pursuing a DPhil at the University of Oxford, delving into the late 17th-century alchemical quest for the liquor Alkahest, believed to be a universal solvent. My research focuses on the diverse conceptions of this substance and its evolution from a simple medical substance to a loaded symbol of purification, exploring the rich allegorical layers that have been woven into its history.
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