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Morgane speaks to artists Abigail McGinley & Zachary Merle over a cup of English Breakfast tea with oat milk surrounded by their duo-exhibition ‘𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥’ at The Florence Trust (@florencetrust) in London, February 2026.

The exhibition runs until Saturday, 7th March 2026. The opening hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 12pm - 6pm.

In this duo exhibition, a shared thread emerges when two distinct visual languages collide. Pictorial foundations become unfastened, gestures leak and pool into one another, repeated images dissolve into feeling, and the flickering shadow of a half-forgotten memory resurfaces. Meaning is neither fixed nor resolved, but allowed to hover — fragile, partial, and in-flux.
Working in their respective practices, Merle and McGinley are united by an abdication of certainty. Their works resist clarity in favour of restlessness, embracing ambiguity as both method and subject. Within this state of disquiet, moments of quietude are found — spaces where disclosure and concealment coexist.

During the interview Abigail & Zachary reference the following:

• Abigail & Zac met during Condo London 2025 (@condo_complex )
• Abigail recently did a residency with Revue Residency (@revuestudios_soho )
• Zachary is signed to Pipeline Contemporary (@pipelinecontemporary ) & Abigail is signed to Soho Revue (@sohorevue )
• Abigail graduated with a BA from Slade School of Fine Art in 2022 (@sladeschool )
• Abigail mentions the book The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, as recent inspiration

Credits:

Created & Presented by Morgane Wagner
Directed by Craig Herd

1st Camera: Craig Herd
2nd Camera: Paulina Haas-Heger
3rd Camera: Dexter Herd
Camera Assistant: Sam Alexandroni

Editor: Mathias Gnoth

Graphics: Amaan Hassen