What happens when a penguin sets off on its own and goes to the mountains?
![Kunst Malerei Werner Herzog Pinguin Begegnungen am Ende der Welt](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60200f9f254fe8e869190cb7/65d8de6df77e827ca35b7e97_Planetary_Intimacies_Contemporary_Art_28.webp)
![Visual Art, painting by Planetary Intimacies](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60200f9f254fe8e869190cb7/65d8de6c6b273956fb665eea_Planetary_Intimacies_Contemporary_Art_14.webp)
In 2019, I saw Werner Herzog's film Encounters at the End of the World. Since then, I have been thinking about the question over and over again in a series of paintings:
What if a penguin sets off on its own and set off for the mountains.
![Mixed Media Painting Nihilist Penguins by Werner Herzogs Movie Encounters at the end of the World](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60200f9f254fe8e869190cb7/65d9265d07c3ad189b07b89d_Planetary_Intimacies_Art_3.webp)
![Visual Art, painting inspired by the movie encounters at the end of the world](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60200f9f254fe8e869190cb7/65e3a96a140209a7c2f2f7ac_PI_Art_Painting.jpg)
![Nihilist Penguins as a contemporary Acrylic Painting in an Off space by Planetary Intimacies.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60200f9f254fe8e869190cb7/65dbc1a2dfd69f5cab667224_Planetary_Intimacies_2.webp)
![Contemporary Painting in Galvani Galerie Nürnberg about a depressed penguin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60200f9f254fe8e869190cb7/65d8de6daa1fb92aca72e017_Planetary_Intimacies_Contemporary_Art_23.webp)
Exhibition View | Galvani Gallery Nuremberg 2023
![Contemporary Art Installation with video projection by Werner Herzog and Planetary Intimacies](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60200f9f254fe8e869190cb7/65e3a96a2742f182a787627a_Homepage_Landscape_Formats_Art.webp)
Inspired by Werner Herzog's cinematic exploration of Antarctica, the artist invites us to re-imagine the boundaries of our own existence and consider the profound implications of venturing into uncharted territories.
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