Walter OltmannHortus, 2025
Anodised aluminium wire, enamel paint, metal beads
Work: 90 x 65 x 17 cm (35.4 x 25.6 x 6.7 in.)
Hortus is Latin for ‘garden’. Various leaf-deceiving insects use camouflage to blend with their environment, often resembling leaves. Here the central figure resembles a flower with its leaf-like petals extending from it.
