Ernst Platt began painting in 1997, at the beginning of a long period of imprisonment, and shows his innermost thoughts with his pictures. Painting is therapy for him. He uses painting to cope with his dramatic experiences from childhood and adolescence and his time in prison. Since 1997 he has painted more than 450 pictures. He has been living in freedom since 2005. Since 2000, his sponsors have made it possible for him to exhibit at various venues, such as the ballroom of the Mariahilf district council and the Melk monastery.