A Shell of Myself

Emma Ellis Brown

IG: @scribblyheads

Emma is a Cape Town-based artist whose work blends voyeurism, sociology, and aesthetic self-indulgence. Using pen and memory, she captures fleeting moments of strangers absorbed in daily life. Her practice reveals the beauty of unguarded gestures—when people forget they’re being watched. Emma’s drawings evoke the quiet intimacy of public spaces and the poignant reminder that every face carries a lifetime of unseen complexity.