Glen 2007

Wolf Kahn's landscape, titled Glen, presents a grove of trees rendered in an evocative blend of yellow and muted greys. The trees here, standing as silent witnesses, evoke a sense of sacred space, a motif echoing through art history from ancient woodland deities to the Romantic era's veneration of nature. Notice how the verticality of the trees—recalls the columns of a cathedral, a reaching towards the heavens. This symbol has echoed through centuries, appearing in varied guises from the sacred groves of antiquity to the structured forests in Renaissance paintings. In psychological terms, it can be understood as a manifestation of our longing for grounding and spiritual connection. Ultimately, the forest as a motif takes on a life of its own, shifting in meaning and emotional resonance depending on its cultural and historical context, yet perpetually resurfacing in our collective memory.