Kay Hassan

Unlike the vast array of media many conceptual artists use, most of Hassans' work is done using one of three specific mediums, namely watercolours, collages or installation based compositions. The majority of Hassans' work focuses on contemporary South Africa life and the effects of poverty on our society. The artist explains that "Our lives have always been torn and put together, torn and put together - people have always been pushed around" this statement has …

…piece also reflects the everyday hustle and bustle of street life where good conversation mingles with desperation. The rawness and roughness is this piece, largely attributed to the mediums used, portrays a good depiction of the rapidly changing society we are living in. His work makes a bold political statement and questions the role of classism in contemporary society by dividing his collage into two segments, easily distinguishable by the use of colours in each.