Goodwin’s art often involves close-up observations of the human face, body, and intimate moments, allowing for a deep engagement with subjects often overlooked in daily life. His works merge real-time video projections with detailed, large-scale drawings, creating immersive and emotionally charged environments that explore the boundaries between seeing and experiencing.

His immersive installation Dilate exemplifies this: a vast, octagonal arrangement of eight projection screens that pulse with light and sound. As viewers step into the center, they become enveloped in a series of panoramic video sequences depicting diverse landscapes—both exterior and interior. These might include expansive sea vistas, clifftop views, the soaring architecture of a cathedral’s nave, or the familiar comforts of home.

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Through these shifting scenes, Goodwin crafts a rhythmic ebb and flow of expanding and contracting horizons, investigating how our evolving sense of self influences our perception of space and vice versa. Whether gazing at an open landscape, one may feel isolated, liberated, or paralyzed; within the city, one might experience a sense of anonymity, alienation, or distinction; at home, a feeling of safety, confinement, or overwhelm; or in a virtual world, a mixture of empowerment, detachment, or vulnerability. This work plays with the perception of time and space—two recurrent themes in Goodwin’s practice.

Dryden Goodwin’s notable exhibitions include Passenger at Camden Arts Centre, London (2014), In the Company of Strangers at The Whitworth, Manchester (2014), and Drawn from the Inside at The Drawing Room, London (2013). He showcased his work in Machine Vision at Wellcome Collection, London (2012), and Self-Portrait at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (2011). His exhibition Frames of Reference was held at The Drawing Center, New York (2009), and Sightlines at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (2008). Additionally, he presented Close-Up at The New Art Gallery Walsall (2007), A New Perspective at The National Gallery, London (2006), and Temporary Conversations at Tate Britain, London (2004).

Dilate is a Film and Video Umbrella Touring Exhibition, commissioned in association with Manchester City Art Gallery. Supported by the National Touring Programme of Arts Council England and The Henry Moore Foundation.