Born in 1982 in Johannesburg, South Africa, MJ Turpin still lives and works there.
He holds a degree in Fine Arts from the University of the Witwatersand, and he’s also the directorn of Kalashnikovv Gallery in Braamfontein.
In his works, he investigates modern society’s forms of distraction such as the internet, drug addiction, and religion. Moreover, Turpin’s work touch topics like race, gender, class, and secxual orientation in contemporary South Africa.