With icy blue eyes, the snow leopard pierces the viewer as if it were looking straight through the canvas - alert, dignified, determined. Stefanie Gendera's work plays with strong contrasts: the elegant leopard, painted in a reduced black and white aesthetic, appears almost ghostly, as if it does not belong in this garish, chaotic world. And that is probably precisely the message.
An apocalyptic-looking urban backdrop spreads out in the background: Graffiti walls, colourful splashes of paint, a man in a gas mask - a symbol of environmental destruction, alienation and the consequences of human greed. The clear, stylised depiction of the animal stands in sharp contrast to the gloomy chaos around it. The graffiti tags at the bottom of the picture reveal the year it was created: 2018, but the topic is more topical than ever.
Gendera's image brings the vulnerable beauty of one of the most endangered big cats into a context that is loud and uncomfortable. The snow leopard symbolises the loss of wilderness - and the question: how much space do we still leave for the wild, the free, the untouched?
A work that is both aesthetically captivating and socially stirring - combining animal portraiture, street art and social criticism in a unique way.
                                
 
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 Namibian Sci-Fi - The Guardians of Quiver PrimeWeltReisender Magazin
Namibian Sci-Fi - The Guardians of Quiver PrimeWeltReisender Magazin Dune 45 - Signpost into the heart of the desertWeltReisender Magazin
Dune 45 - Signpost into the heart of the desertWeltReisender Magazin Wild life - seal colony at Cape CrossWeltReisender Magazin
Wild life - seal colony at Cape CrossWeltReisender Magazin A miracle of light in the vastness - a magical moment in Etosha National ParkWeltReisender Magazin
A miracle of light in the vastness - a magical moment in Etosha National ParkWeltReisender Magazin Birdwatching with a view - cormorants & gulls in LüderitzWeltReisender Magazin
Birdwatching with a view - cormorants & gulls in LüderitzWeltReisender Magazin A captivating view - Mountain star at the Fish River CanyonWeltReisender Magazin
A captivating view - Mountain star at the Fish River CanyonWeltReisender Magazin Majestic depths - Fish River Canyon, NamibiaWeltReisender Magazin
Majestic depths - Fish River Canyon, NamibiaWeltReisender Magazin Outback relic - Scarred by lifeWeltReisender Magazin
Outback relic - Scarred by lifeWeltReisender Magazin Beehives made of stone - Purnululu from the airWeltReisender Magazin
Beehives made of stone - Purnululu from the airWeltReisender Magazin Gibb River Crossing - Adventures between the sky and the outbackWeltReisender Magazin
Gibb River Crossing - Adventures between the sky and the outbackWeltReisender Magazin Tracks that lead nowhereWeltReisender Magazin
Tracks that lead nowhereWeltReisender Magazin Praça do Comércio - the heartbeat of LisbonWeltReisender Magazin
Praça do Comércio - the heartbeat of LisbonWeltReisender Magazin Mussels waiting for the tide to come inWeltReisender Magazin
Mussels waiting for the tide to come inWeltReisender Magazin Fishing boat off Con DaoWeltReisender Magazin
Fishing boat off Con DaoWeltReisender Magazin Beautiful water lily on the island of Côn SơnWeltReisender Magazin
Beautiful water lily on the island of Côn SơnWeltReisender Magazin Paths into the distance - on the Huib high plateau in NamibiaWeltReisender Magazin
Paths into the distance - on the Huib high plateau in NamibiaWeltReisender Magazin Earth in retreat - dry cracks in the Namibian desertWeltReisender Magazin
Earth in retreat - dry cracks in the Namibian desertWeltReisender Magazin The breath of the desert - Dune in the Namib-Naukluft ParkWeltReisender Magazin
The breath of the desert - Dune in the Namib-Naukluft ParkWeltReisender Magazin To the beat of the savannah - plains zebra in Etosha National ParkWeltReisender Magazin
To the beat of the savannah - plains zebra in Etosha National ParkWeltReisender Magazin Silence at night in the heart of LisbonWeltReisender Magazin
Silence at night in the heart of LisbonWeltReisender Magazin