Humour and horror overlap one another in the work of Peter Feiler. His crowded drawings and paintings reflect a multitude of opposing associative images, strung together in fragmented scenes that seem to defy any form of logic. Initially Feiler entices his on-lookers with colourful, skilfully made works of art, but after this he unrelentingly takes them on an oppressive journey into the darkest corners of the human spirit. In absurd stage-settings, grim subjects are depicted such as abuse, torture and rape, sometimes by the merest of hint, and sometimes explicitly.
Using pencil and ink, this Berlin-born artist examines the ambiguous border between the visible world and the world of our thoughts and imagination. Various fictitious worlds filled with bloody human characters and machine-like beings fight for our attention. On-lookers are challenged to create their own narrative by interpreting Feiler’s inimitable details, which are often replete with self-references. As Feiler puts it: "I am not a missionary. I do not want to change people, but maybe I can make them uneasy through provocation which has the potential to inspire them to recollect something good within themselves."
Omnes Redeunt ad Origines