Rebecca Lindmyr’s "vermilion border" refers to the upper edge of the lip, the point where language becomes visible and takes form. The curved shape reflects repetition and the movement of reading, speaking, and responding: a word is seen, understood, and briefly turned into something material before its meaning begins to shift or fade. The painting focuses on these moments of transition – between inside and outside, appearance and disappearance, recognition and loss.

The title also refers to vermilion, a rich red pigment with a long history in painting and dye-making. Historically extracted from the bodies of female scale insects found on Mediterranean oak trees, the pigment was created through a process of breaking apart and releasing colour. This process of repetition, transfer, and transformation connects to Lindsmyr’s recent work, which explores how identity and meaning are shaped and reshaped over time. Through layering, screen printing, masking, and the repeated use of her handwritten signature, her works move between personal expression and reproduction, where traces of the self become repeated and altered.