Bile Noire* is a Mexican illustrator based in Paris whose work unfolds as a symbolic and initiatory visual language.

Rooted in the exploration of cultural archetypes across history, her practice draws inspiration from the teachings of early mystery schools and the hermetic traditions — particularly alchemy and astrology — which she approaches as systems of inner transformation and expanded perception.

Influenced by medieval and Renaissance aesthetics, she creates contemporary emblems, a graphic form historically associated with alchemical liturgy. Through sacred symbolism, allegory, and layered narratives, her illustrations function as visual meditations, inviting the viewer into a space of contemplation and decoding. Each composition seeks to bridge the material and the invisible, weaving together historical references with timeless spiritual inquiry.

Her work is guided by a desire to reveal a deeper vision of beauty — one that transcends surface appearances and speaks to meaning, mystery, and spiritual resonance. She believes that by transforming the way we perceive beauty, we can ultimately transform the way we experience — and shape — the world.

*Bile noire: an ancient humor described by Hippocrates, linked to melancholy,
later in alchemy known as nigredo, the sacred darkness from which light is born.