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How do inherited images shape how Racial Identity is seen?

This work forms part of an ongoing collage-based practice that draws on printmaking, archival images, and visual stereotypes as medium. Racialised symbols and fractured language are intentionally reassembled, allowing for misrecognition to surface across both image and text. Where racialised symbols and broken language are sampled and reassembled. Misrecognition operates both visually and linguistically, exposing how identity is constructed through repetition and distortion.

Nathaniel Sheppard III

Nathaniel Sheppard III (b. 1989) is a South African printmaker and printer based in Johannesburg. Sheppard’s practice engages critically with the socio-political context of South Africa and the Diaspora, drawing on the country’s rich tradition of printmaking as both an expressive medium and a tool for political engagement. His experience at David Krut Projects fostered a collaborative ethos that informs his approach to painting, and he frequently employs collage techniques to incorporate text and imagery into his work. Through his innovative exploration of printmaking, Sheppard actively contributes to advancing the field while advocating for a greater appreciation of its historical and cultural importance.