Till Gerhard’s Irren is painted with the dramatic realism of a propaganda poster, picturing individuals’ plight against inconceivable threat. Gerhard renders this hysteria with chilling efficiency: his trees, like menacing voids, tear through the smothering blizzard; his figures are illuminated with apocalyptic light in their death march. From his horrific scene Gerhard draws a contemporary parable: of isolation, sectarianism, and depravity. He pictures a modern day expulsion from Eden, unnervingly referenced through popular culture and current events.