Fragrant Deception consists of twelve drawings measuring 136 × 95 cm, executed on coarse watercolor paper mounted on aluminum panels.

At first glance, the motifs appear seductive and beautiful, with their strong colors and recognizable imagery of, among other things, garlic and mustard flowers and apple trees in full bloom. For Shwan Dler Qaradaki, however, these images do not represent the flowers themselves, but rather the memories associated with them—memories rooted in deep personal and cultural experiences and tragic events in recent history.

The motifs become visual means of processing experiences that cannot be reduced to pure, decorative botanical imagery. In this way, the artist employs a classical, decorative aesthetic to illuminate complex themes related to collective trauma and memory.