Elixir reinterprets a work by the painter Heather Chontos as a free, joyful abstract print, produced as a water- and stain-repellent in-outdoor cloth. The gesture of the original survives the translation intact: sweeps and marks that keep their spontaneity within the discipline of a repeat. It is painting one can sit on — weatherproofed for terrace or drawing room without losing its nerve.
