Alongside You

Alongside You unfolds across two panels, allowing the physical separation between them to become part of the work itself. The diptych explores the quiet ways we move through life in relation to one another—connected yet distinct, suggesting that relationships are shaped not only by closeness but by the space that exists between us.

Rather than presenting a fixed narrative, the work invites viewers to reflect on the subtle negotiations that influence belonging, trust and connection. The forms may be understood as individuals, families or communities, allowing familiar patterns of relationship to unfold across different scales of experience.

Painted in translucent layers of acrylic on clear-primed Belgian linen and presented in handcrafted oak float frames, the work balances openness with restraint, encouraging viewers to bring their own experiences of connection, distance and belonging.

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Caroline Borghetto is a contemporary abstract artist based in Torquay on Wadawurrung Country, Victoria. Working from her studio at Ashmore Arts, she creates paintings that explore connection, belonging and the subtle negotiations that shape how we relate—to one another, to communities and to the broader systems we move within.

Working primarily in acrylic on Belgian linen and clear-primed cotton canvas, Caroline develops each composition through a balance of considered planning and intuitive mark-making. Layered translucent forms, restrained palettes and quiet spatial relationships create works that invite contemplation while leaving space for individual interpretation.

Her recent body of work, States of Belonging, examines how patterns of connection, distance and exchange repeat across multiple scales—from intimate relationships to wider social and cultural structures. Her paintings invite viewers into quiet moments of reflection, where familiar patterns of connection, distance and belonging can be experienced through abstraction rather than illustration.

Caroline has exhibited regularly since 2022 and has undertaken artist residencies including the Neighbourhood Lab Residency at Platform Arts. She has been shortlisted for the Omnia Art Prize and her work is held in private collections throughout Australia and internationally.