Presented during the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, From Where I Stand explores the shifting nature of identity within the context of the Biennale’s theme, Foreigners Everywhere. This exhibition follows Green’s presentation during the 59th Venice Biennale (10 Minute Windows) and her participation in Space is the Place at mudac, Lausanne.

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At the centre of the exhibition are two large-scale paintings that investigate how identity is formed through both personal experience and external perception. The works consider the tension between the identities we define for ourselves and those that are projected onto us by the world around us.

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Drawing inspiration from the structure and symbolism of traditional Māori cloaks (korowai), Green reflects on ideas of belonging, protection, responsibility and status. These cultural references become a metaphor for the layered ways in which identity is constructed, worn and interpreted.

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Each painting unfolds through Green’s signature three-scene technique, revealing different visual states depending on the conditions of light. In natural light, the first image appears; under ultraviolet illumination fluorescent pigments activate a second scene; and in darkness phosphorescent pigments slowly emit a third. As the environment shifts, new elements emerge, inviting viewers to reconsider what they see and how meaning is formed.

Through this transformation of light and perception, From Where I Stand reflects on the instability of identity and the experience of standing simultaneously within and outside of place.

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