Zötl

Scaly rhinoceroses, monkeys with long, gnarled hands, sea creatures, incredibly long snakes with sharp teeth: these are the wonders of nature that master painter Zötl skilfully reproduced and expressed throughout his life, never leaving the small Austrian town where he was born and raised. Like minutely detailed stills, Zötl’s images are brightened by a dreamlike light that projects his visions onto exotic backdrops permeated with a magical, fairy-tale atmosphere. Animals – motionless, as if embalmed behind glass cases – stand out in an avant-garde museum focusing on the sense of community between humankind and the natural world.