Introduction

"I draw my inspiration from science and work artistically," says Julius von Bismarck about his approach to his work. Always in search of alternative forms of perception, he explores the realms of human experience, nature, and technology through artistic means. For instance, he subjected himself to centrifugal forces on a rapidly rotating disc, his Egocentric System, to question and manipulate both his own and our perception.

In his work "Punishment," the 36-year-old artist whipped the sea in Rio de Janeiro, the Statue of Liberty in New York, and the mountains in the Alps. In the United States, he chased hurricanes and captured lightning in Venezuela, all in an effort to examine the aesthetics of natural forces. Despite the devastating and powerful nature of these forces, we perceive boundless beauty in catastrophe within his works.

In this exhibition, his artistic exploration of wildfires is visualized through a multimedia installation, sound, and sculptures. This evokes images of our subconscious and vividly portrays the "psychoanalysis of fire."