Το νησί των Δελφών (Delphininsel)

The work presents an imagined island landscape, its bright palette suggesting the clarity of Mediterranean light. Minimalist houses and hills are reduced to essential silhouettes, allowing the eye to fill in details. While the scene is rooted in Greek topography, the abstraction hints at a broader contemplation of place, light, and the interplay between nature and human habitation.

Created with colour woodcut blocks, the print showcases Pohl’s characteristic use of strong, clean lines reminiscent of indigenous South American graphic traditions. The layered blocks produce saturated hues that interact to suggest depth and illumination. The method combines the precision of woodcut carving with a painterly sense of light, resulting in a flat yet luminous surface.

Pohl produced this image after relocating to Peru, following an extended period of work in Colombia. The move proved pivotal, as the aesthetic vocabulary of Andean and Amazonian art began to inform his European subjects. The print is catalogued among his later works, dated to the post‑1970s period of his Latin American residence.

During his years in Latin America, Pohl absorbed the visual language of indigenous crafts, integrating their bold contours into his own practice. This cross‑cultural synthesis appears in his series of Greek landscapes, where the Mediterranean atmosphere coexists with the graphic vigor of South American motifs, reflecting a dialogue between two distant visual worlds.