Marcel Herholdt

Marcel Herholdt lives and works in Greyton, a small town near Cape Town. He has no formal art education but has spent much of his adult life in the art departments of movie sets and on other creative projects.

His Afro-pop style protest paintings deal with his concern about the subtle intrusion of our personal space that the corporate world and governments pursue under the pretence of convenience and safety. CCTV cameras, algorithms, the war on cash and cell phone technology capture everything we do and is presented as convenience and safety. But can it be trusted? Can they be trusted?