In Walden, Till Gerhard explores the conflict between man and nature in visual terms. Gerhard renders the spiritual milieu of the landscape with painterly mysticism. The trees, towering to celestial heights, give the illusion of supporting the washy ground from above as if the scene were suspended from the sky, while delicate spills of colour seduce with an ethereal glow. Heavy brushwork stands in stark contrast to the bewildering flourish of drips, splashes and smears; light is conceived as spectral hues, giving the canvas the illusion of radiating from within. The geometric form of the cabin is made to seem alien in this seraphic setting, its presence exuding an intrusive anxiety. In the distance, ghost-like figures mill about, lost in their Thoreau-inspired quest for enlightenment.