Alois Mosbacher. One Hundred
INTERVENTION
ALOIS MOSBACHER - One Hundred
Alois Mosbacher in seinem Atelier
Alois Mosbacher, Salis
On the occasion of the exhibition Animalia: Of Animals and Humans, the Heidi Horten Collection presents a selection of dog portraits from Alois Mosbacher’s series Hundert. The presentation forms the setting for the Dog Salon (April 18), during which the artist creates portraits of various dogs in a performative and communicative exchange.
The dog – often referred to as “man’s best friend” – is considered the first domesticated animal. Around 15,000 years ago, a close partnership developed from the coexistence of humans and wolves: while humans provided food and care, the animals in return offered protection and assistance in hunting. Over the course of a co-evolutionary process and through selective breeding, a wide variety of dog breeds emerged, adapted to human needs and ideas – as companion, herding, or hunting dogs, as well as rescue and assistance dogs.
15 to 19 April 2026
In his painting, Alois Mosbacher repeatedly takes up the dog as a multifaceted, recurring motif. Depicted from a subjective perspective, the animals appear as individuals with an almost human expression. In the series Hundert (2025), Mosbacher incorporates—like in a retrospective—references to his own works from the past 40 years into the backgrounds of the paintings. The dogs in the foreground function both as elements of recognition and as projection surfaces. They offer an accessible and engaging entry point into the exploration of the world that preoccupies Mosbacher.
