From August 21 to December 23, 2025, Victoria Olt Gallery invites visitors on a journey through distant lands and forgotten deities in Lost Gods II, a solo exhibition by Victoria Olt. Continuing the mythic narrative begun in Lost Gods I, this new chapter expands its scope with works inspired by the artist’s travels and a deepening connection with indigenous mythologies from the other side of the world.
Created using watercolor and mixed media, the artworks in Lost Gods II were painted during a two-month journey across Australia and New Zealand. While the first Lost Gods exhibition focused primarily on Greek, Norse, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Celtic mythology, the second chapter shifts its gaze to the timeless narratives of Aboriginal Australians and Māori culture,while also revisiting a few stories closer to home.
“I think my curiosity about mythology comes from growing up as an outsider to religion,” says Victoria Olt. “I was born in an atheist country and then moved to Seville in my teens, where faith is a visible part of daily life. I never felt it personally, but seeing how much religion matters to others made me want to understand it better. Over time that curiosity turned toward older stories, the myths that ancient cultures created to explain the world and their place in it.”
“Lost Gods II continues that exploration. In this body of work I wanted to mostly focus on Australian Aboriginal and Māori mythology because they are rarely spoken of where I come from. During my time traveling across Australia and New Zealand I heard and read about so much of their mythology and it left a strong impression on me. I wanted to make sure that I would remember the stories, and for me the best way to accomplish that is through painting.”
As with its predecessor, Lost Gods II invites viewers to reflect on the universal themes that run through mythology: creation and destruction, love and loss, human folly, and the hope for renewal. These stories may be ancient, but we are still the same humans so these stories still have plenty of insight, warning, and wisdom to offer. By bridging cultures and continents, the exhibition reminds us that myths are more than relics of the past-they are tools for understanding ourselves and the world we live in.
The exhibition is open Monday to Friday, 11:00-19:00, at Rävala pst 12, Tallinn, Estonia. Admission is free. Lost Gods II runs until December 23, 2025.
