Kenneth Shandu’s work explores everyday experiences of economically marginalised people in post-apartheid South Africa. Society tends to stereotype homeless people as criminals, drug addicts and too lazy to work. For Shandu, these stereotypes are harmful because they close many opportunities for marginalised people and create an unreasonable and dehumanising fear of them. The wire sculptures with reflective effects give visibility to what is invisible in society.

Durban-based artist Kenneth Shandu explores concepts of displacement and homelessness in urban areas through his art. He won the 2019 PPC Imaginarium runner-up award for sculpture 2019, the Emma Smith Art Scholarship award, and was a finalist for Sasol New Signature Art Competition in 2018. He has worked as assistant curator at Durban University of Technology Art Gallery and has exhibited in a number of group exhibitions in Durban and Johannesburg. He is currently studying BTech in Fine Art and works as an assistant lecturer at the Durban University of Technology.