Katherine Throne, State of Grace, 2024, Oil on canvas, 1200 x 1550 mm

Sanderson presents Deep Roots, Tall Poppies, a new exhibition of works by Katherine Throne.

Bringing a fresh and unique perspective to her floral paintings, Throne chooses to depict flowers growing in her Wanaka garden, and those she finds nearby. Each and every bloom she depicts has gone through the exigencies of the Central Otago climate with its cycles of deep and bitter frost in winter; through the parching drought and unrelenting heat of the summer: a kind of metaphor for the human journey.

Not just deep roots, but plenty of mulch is needed to keep plants alive in this environment. In this exhibition, Throne ventures into still-life, subverting the conventions of the genre. These works convey subtle suggestions about the need to celebrate individuality and buck against prescribed behaviour.