A monumental and turbulent composition, this oil on canvas by Jörg Immendorff pulses with the raw, expressionistic energy characteristic of his politically charged visual language. Bold, gestural brushwork and a dense collision of figures and symbols create a sense of chaos and urgency, evoking the precariousness of being thrown into the unknown. True to Immendorff's confrontational style, the work transforms a simple metaphor — the non-swimmer cast into water — into a visceral meditation on vulnerability, survival, and the struggles of the human condition.