The exhibition “Land of Gods” has been designed and shaped on the island of Bali, a well-known place for its solid spiritual beliefs of the native people and the intense connection between artistic expression and religion.
Max Gartner believes that the creative energy that its applied to express ourselves as individuals, in fact, does not come from us, but we are “only” leaders of it.

“The way I express it is mostly visual. I am not particularly in favor of explaining my work because I believe that the energy invested in an artwork makes that it has its own life and that is speaks for itself. The interpretation, or just the feeling it may cause to me can be very different from the spectator, although both interpretations are part of the same reality”

Some of the artworks created for the exhibitions have been produced using the technique of carving wood, which Balinese people produce figures for their religious ceremonies. The combination between the drawing of Max Gärtner and the traditional craft discipline of the “Island of Gods” it is also a “mixture” of visual expressions of two different cultures, and an assessment of the importance of spirituality on art.

The Spanish-Germany artist likes to dramatize his exhibitions in the style of a “modern temple” with the idea of creating a space that seeks to relate human existence and its connection with the divine, through artistic expression.