Melissa Haiden, Out-Breath, 2024

Oil on canvas, 121 by 101cm, framed

Melissa Haiden graduated from the University of Cape Town in 2009, with an Honours Degree in Theatre and Performance. Haiden's work is inspired by strong dualities, living in a world that flips between voyeurism and exhibitionism and plays on the tension between two points such as contentment and chaos and the private vs public. Her work, inspired by her background in physical performance, is interdisciplinary and varies between mediums, however, is largely expressed through video and live performance, oils acrylic and sketching. She is currently based in Johannesburg.