Title: Transformation
Date: 2025
From: Canaan, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 24 × 20 inches
Artist: Medha is a 34-year-old Haitian artist living in Canaan, a community in Port-au-Prince nestled between La Plaine and Cité Soleil, two areas often plagued by gang violence. As a skilled portraitist and abstract artist, Medha's work vividly portrays the resilience and daily struggles of life in Haiti. His pieces frequently reflect the nostalgia of a childhood he longs for and his vision of a peaceful and prosperous Haiti.
Description:
Transformartion unfolds like a dream — an intimate dance between light and shadow, presence and reflection. Two faces merge within a single form, echoing the duality of desire and distance. Médha’s palette of jade, amber, and indigo transforms emotion into texture, blurring the boundary between body and landscape.In this surreal composition, the moon hovers quietly in the background — a silent witness to the complexities of love. The painting invites viewers to contemplate the hidden layers of connection: what is seen, what is felt, and what is forever lost between them.
Title: Transformation
Date: 2025
From: Canaan, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 24 × 20 inches
Artist: Medha is a 34-year-old Haitian artist living in Canaan, a community in Port-au-Prince nestled between La Plaine and Cité Soleil, two areas often plagued by gang violence. As a skilled portraitist and abstract artist, Medha's work vividly portrays the resilience and daily struggles of life in Haiti. His pieces frequently reflect the nostalgia of a childhood he longs for and his vision of a peaceful and prosperous Haiti.
Description:
Transformartion unfolds like a dream — an intimate dance between light and shadow, presence and reflection. Two faces merge within a single form, echoing the duality of desire and distance. Médha’s palette of jade, amber, and indigo transforms emotion into texture, blurring the boundary between body and landscape.In this surreal composition, the moon hovers quietly in the background — a silent witness to the complexities of love. The painting invites viewers to contemplate the hidden layers of connection: what is seen, what is felt, and what is forever lost between them.
