"A series of portraits exploring mental health and the importance of support networks and the natural environment by photographer Ava Margueritte. Margueritte is a neurodiverse artist based in Ottawa, Canada. Her work is informed by growing up in Northern Ontario, with underlying themes of identity, time, and impermanence. "Landfall" was created with people from her own community and the places she seeks solace and refuge."
"This work expresses the nuance of binaries, how mental health is not static. Our environments, living conditions, employment, and even the weather play a role. People have their own natural rhythms, and sometimes the demands of societal structures are rigid and unyielding, superseding their personal needs. 'Landfall' brings attention to conversations surrounding mental health by illustrating its continuous, cyclical presence and challenging conventional narratives about this universal human experience."
Ava Margueritte created a series of portraits titled "Landfall" that centers mental health, support networks, and the restorative role of the natural environment. Margueritte identifies as neurodiverse and draws on upbringing in Northern Ontario to shape themes of identity, time, and impermanence. The project features people from Margueritte's community and locations that provide solace and refuge. The work foregrounds lived experience of navigating uncertainty and invisible disabilities and illustrates that mental health is continuous and cyclical. The series highlights how environments, living conditions, employment, and weather influence mental health and how social structures can clash with individual rhythms.
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