Mandy Messina (b. 1987, South Africa) is an artist whose multidisciplinary practice encompasses concepts, objects, performances, and engaging experiences. 

Their work explores identity, migration, language, and systems of belonging through a range of materials and forms.

Previous series have included hand-embroidered enlargements of their travel visas, identity cards, and various licenses; a vignette from a future graphic novel about “Kitchen Dutch” (Afrikaans), painted on ceramic tiles; and a series of performances that invited participants to experience the process of applying for a passport to a speculative world.