benji sheppard /// @banjofromnowhere
Benji Sheppard, Design Academy Eindhoven 2026 graduate, multimedia designer and storyteller from St. Augustine, Florida, creates work influenced by experiences in the conservative South, religious deconstruction, and class division. He communicates complex experiences through various mediums, from steel to sound, adapting the approach to each project's unique demands.
my medusa is a woman i used to know. my medusa is a woman i used to hate. i don’t anymore. she’s no different from me. my medusa is a mirror. my medusa is a mirror of all the things we both wish we hadn’t said. my medusa is tired - and so am i.
my_Medusa is a plaster and wire mask capturing a moment of time in the relationship between mother and son. It is a story of regret, fear, anger, and confusion. In this work, I speak to the emotions that comes from seeing yourself in your parents and the frustration and anxieties that come from that in a strained relationship situation. The writings surrounding the head are taken from the last times that I spoke with my mother at the time of creation, from both sides.