Emma J DavisStudies
Projects

Light Portals, 2025. Video collage, 32-second loop, captured on Olympus Camedia C-7000.





Portals (2025) investigates thresholds and transitional conditions within gallery spaces across Melbourne. Through drawing, video and spatial mapping, the project explores how light, shadow and reflection shape the perception and experience of space, attending to the shifting relationships between interior, exterior and the act of looking.

  • Scope: Spatial research
  • Type: Site-based study
  • Format: Video, photography, artist book
  • Location: Melbourne, Australia
  • Status: Developed within the design studio Analyse This at RMIT University, under the supervision of James Carey
  • Year: 2025




Portals: A Speculative Interior. 2025. Digital video, 32-second loop, captured on Olympus Camedia C-7000.





Light Portals (Still from Portals series), 2025. Digital video, 32-second loop, captured on Olympus Camedia C-7000.





Reflect Portals (Still from Portals series), 2025. Digital video, 32-second loop, captured on Olympus Camedia C-7000.





Light Portals (Still from Portals series), 2025. Digital video, 32-second loop, captured on Olympus Camedia C-7000.





1/6 Portals: A Series of Site Responses (Cover), 2025. Artist Book 280 x 148 mm.
2/6 Portals: A Series of Site Responses, 2025. Artist Book 280 x 148 mm
3/6 Portals: A Series of Site Responses (Inside Cover), 2025. Artist Book 280 x 148 mm
4/6 Portals: A Series of Site Responses, 2025. Artist Book 280 x 148 mm
5/6 Portals: A Series of Site Responses, 2025. Artist Book 280 x 148 mm
6/6 Portals: A Series of Site Responses, 2025. Artist Book 280 x 148 mm
© Copyright 2026 Emma J Davis. 

Artist & Spatial Designer
Email: Emma@emmajdavis.com
@emmajdavis_ 92022 Cammarata (AG)
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Victoria, Australia 3205