'Pareidolia Amongst the Trees' delves into Rothel’s creative subconscious, exploring the dexterity of the figurative within landscapes to negotiate the familiar and surreal; prompting rich and overlapping narratives that exist in dialogue with viewers. In his latest body work, Rothel continues to expand on the exploration of archetypal figures and characters within his practice, harnessing the power of our shared consciousness in order to playfully and meaningfully navigate between concepts of the individual and the collective. His practice assembles a configuration of stylised icons from Western history’s cannon, with homage to early 20th century classic animations entwined with a Neo-Renaissance of forms and figures.