‘Only the stars can be alchemists’

Portland limestone, 2004 (private collection)
Diameter,15cm.

From an idea mentioned in Nigel Calder’s BBC documentary, The Key To The Universe: A Report on the New Physics, 1977. ‘I feel that the popularization of science is a kind of secular New Testament, making accessible the scale of our universe; bringing me at least, a rich source of wonder.’