Dimensions: support: 510 x 359 mm
Copyright: © Maggi Hambling. All Rights Reserved 2010 / Bridgeman Art Library | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This is Maggi Hambling's *Mud Dream 1*, an ink drawing. It feels incredibly visceral to me, almost like a raw emotional outpouring. What do you see in this piece? Curator: I see a reflection on the liminal spaces of identity. Hambling, as a queer artist, often explored the fluidity of boundaries. The "mud" here could represent the messy, often marginalized experiences of existing outside societal norms. Editor: So, you're saying it's about more than just the physical mud? Curator: Exactly. Consider the socio-political landscape of the time, especially for queer individuals. This "mud" could symbolize the very ground from which Hambling carved out her existence and artistic voice. Does that change your perspective? Editor: It definitely does! I'm seeing a whole new layer of meaning now. Curator: Art invites us to engage with these complex layers, to challenge dominant narratives, and celebrate marginalized voices.
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On the night of 4 August 1990 Maggi Hambling had a very significant dream and the following morning she made these seven drawings which externalise her dream experience. She found herself lying on the ground and yellow, gritty, liquid mud began to approach her at an alarming rate from all directions. She knew the mud meant death and she had no choice but to accept it. The mud engulfed her whole body, her nose, mouth and eyes and she died, yet she carried on dreaming and remained alive. Hambling felt it to be a very positive dream about death because she accepted it without fear and found there was a dimension beyond.This drawing was chosen by Shena Mackay. Gallery label, September 2004
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