Her paintings show a distinctive approach to figurative performance, where interpersonal relationships play out in vivid colours and large formats. The various scenes give us fragments of narratives that force the viewer to reflect what has happened before and what might happen after the moment depicted.
Thematically, the exhibition focuses on the female gaze, which creates a complex interaction between artist and model, and between viewer and painting. For centuries, art history has been defined by the male gaze – Hausner shows us an alternative female world, where women represent every identity and narrate every story.
