During a visit to the Hennessy seat in Cognac, the artist immediately sensed parallels between cognac-making and her own artistic process, which “takes time and is considerate of raw materials and mediums,” she explains. “There’s an alchemy to the way we work: we both take basic substances and turn them into something remarkable.” Centering on the themes of Time and the Sun, with layers depicting moons, clouds, rain and grapevines, “Blending the Elements” lends Hennessy’s universe a mystical air. An intuitive by nature, FAITH XLVII also looked to ancient manuscripts and antique renditions of Suns, the wind and calenda. “Distilling and assembling eaux-de-vie is like my art: it’s about taking basic elements and transforming them into something extraordinary,” the artist observes.