Margaret Ackland’s large scale still life watercolours, featuring glassware, flowers, and tablecloths, have been imbued with a deeper, subtle meaning. Continuing in the vein of her past work, which explored the intersect of politics and domesticity, Ackland brings the political climate of both the present and the past to the table and encourages viewers to seek out the visual anomalies within her images that speak to the complexities of human experience.
An orchid sent to Margaret Ackland by a dear friend miraculously re blossomed and has kept up a constant cycle of flowering ever since. The meandering stems and roots of this and other plant life remind us of the fragility and unexpected turns of life. Like a drawn line, the understated beauty of their natural forms inspire us to look for reflections, distortions and the unexpected in the world around you.
