Portal

 The show ‘Portal’ is a series of works that are a response to my autism diagnosis. Each piece of work is a series of paintings that serve as an act of escapism, diverging from a world that is perplexing, to a new space that is comprehensible to my personal existence. Positioning multiple paintings and ceramic vessels together, as though a ritual, the work functions as a portal, using bold colours to push out from the wall and draw the viewer’s gaze into an unknown. This creates a new environment, immersing the audience into a
geography that is both abstract and dynamic in its presentation, introducing them into a world similar to my own. Holly Goodridge is a Naarm/Melbourne-based multidisciplinary artist that graduated with first class honours in Fine Arts from Rmit in 2021. In 2022 she was awared the Situate Residency from Rmit as well as a mentorship programe from West Space. Her work involves producing documents that occur at the intersection of painting, sculptural objects and installation, with colour being her primary focus. 

Photos by: Ashish Narwade