Working in a Dutch tradition with a fondness for realism, Gurt Swanenberg merges his fascination for 17th century natural history collections with images of today's consumer's society.
In a rapidly changing world, dominated by man's desire to consume, painted pinned insects show their adaptive skills to survive.
Working with a large collection of real specimens and using images from today's advertising industry, a modern-style "Wunderkammer" is being created.
In his "scientific research", a humorous, but also disturbing view is given on man's ecological footprint.
