Self-Portrait Yellow 1996

Editor: This is Liz Rideal's "Self-Portrait Yellow," and it feels like a fragmented glimpse into a personal moment. The yellow background is striking. What stands out to you in this work? Curator: The use of yellow here can be read as a defiant reclaiming of a colour often associated with derogatory labels. Rideal’s sequencing disrupts the singular, fixed self-portrait, suggesting a fluid identity constructed through multiple perspectives. How does this challenge traditional notions of portraiture? Editor: It's like she's dismantling the idea of a single, coherent self. Thank you, I hadn't considered the colour implications. Curator: Exactly! It invites us to reflect on how identity is performed, negotiated, and visually represented within broader cultural contexts.