“At the southern rim of the Alps, it is an ancient tradition to have huge bonfires assembled uphill during carnival season. The fires in ancient times were supposed help expel the demons of darkness and at some places, the young men would use them to heat up discs of wood, which are then - glowing orange/red - driven down the valley with a stick while shouting some typical verses. This abstract painting with its color and surface reminds of this tradition - seeing both the darkness and the fire, the sparks and the wood in it.”
