Till Gerhard’s epic scenes of rural community are painted with supernatural intensity, alluding to a disquietly sinister corruption of utopia. In Das Wir Gefuhl, Gerhard paints a coven of robed worshippers in ritual dance; oil wells dot the background like religious totems. Bathed in blinding celestial light, the figures haloed in salvation cast telling dark shadows. The surface of the painting is be-speckled with divine aura, infusing the scene with a joyous mysticism. Each beam of light has the effect of floating out of the canvas, embracing the viewer in its contaminated warmth.