Otomys is proud to present Vantage Point - a group exhibition bringing together seven artists in Paddington, Sydney from 15 - 25 October 2026.
Seven artists, seven vantage points, one room - close enough to compare, distinct enough to hold their own. Vantage Point is the second exhibition in the Otomys In Residence programme, following Still Point at Villa Alba Museum in 2025.
152 - 154 Jersey Road, Paddington, Sydney, 2021
Register interest via info@otomys.com
OTOMYS: What was your intention behind Vantage Point?
Helen Redmond: The premise for Vantage Point was an open invitation to turn the gaze inwards and question where we stand as artists - as curious observers as well as participants. In a rapidly changing and increasingly unsettled global environment, when the future seems anything but certain, to focus on the present became a point of reference. My intent was to offer a kind of ‘tough love’: I wanted the works in Vantage Point to represent a safe haven, a sanctuary. The solid forms and monumental framework shield intimate moments that offers both visual and ‘felt’ respite. The movement of light is temporal and fleeting, capturing a moment in time that asks us to simply slow down. A reminder that today matters. The present moment will pass, and tomorrow it will become the past.
OTOMYS: Have you noticed any subtle or significant shifts in your practice whilst creating this body of work?
Helen Redmond: The practice of painting is a study in ‘learning through doing’ so there are the inevitable hiccups and happy accidents that create subtle changes in the direction you set out on. Vantage Point required a ‘body’ of work, so I was conscious of how the individual works would sit alongside each other, and in a room shared with multiple artists’ viewpoints. So I think holding on to your intent adds focus to what you think is important, the qualities or atmospheres you want to get across. Trial and error brings surprises - and disappointments: all part of an artist’s growth!
OTOMYS: What does Vantage Point mean to you now, and how has your thinking around it changed?
Helen Redmond: My thinking has essentially remained the same, even though the finished body of works is quite different to what I’d initially envisaged or planned. It’s been a lesson in allowing oneself to move and shift as the body of work evolves. I was conscious of the relationship between ‘seeing’ and ‘feeling’, not just for the viewer of the paintings, but for myself during the process of making the work. I was aware of needing to remain present, that the act of painting is also a transient process.
View the Vantage Point catalouge online here
