Before our eyes, dramatic scenes of cosmic cataclysm unfold in windswept terrains. Imposing, sculptural figures dominate the foreground of Tonda’s paintings, vividly capturing the push and pull of an invisible force at work. Lorenzo Tonda draws his inspiration for the title of his exhibition at Gallery Poulsen, Tales from the Last Days from the renowned Apocalyptic fresco cycle created by Luca Signorelli between 1499 and 1502 in the Chapel of San Brizio at Orvieto Cathedral in Umbria, Italy. Like Signorelli, Tonda commits his attention to the bodily expressiveness of the human form. Tonda’s meticulously detailed works that depict events of perseverance, turmoil, upheaval, destruction and defeat, serve as a powerful reflection of contemporary humanitarian crises.