Levels I , 2023, Oil on canvas, 172.5 x 151.5 cm
Spatiality and gender identity are intricately intertwined. How someone presents themself in social settings and whether they fit into the rigid binary expectations of other people sharing the space with them determine the way they go through life. For transgender, non-binary, and intersex individuals, fitting in a specific space is a question of life and death. But at some point, everyone needs a place to unwind and drop the weight of societal limitations. A new series of paintings by the emerging British artist Erin Holly invites the audience into those intimate imagined places, showcasing them from new perspectives. Holly's solo exhibition, A Trans Arrangement of the Painted Space, will open at JD Malat Gallery in London on November 16.
