South African Artist & Storyteller

Ernst Bröcker (b. 1984) is a Cape Town based printmaker and installation artist known for his playful, interactive installations and intricate lino carvings that reimagine the traditional style of lino printmaking. Being a multidisciplinary creative with extensive, ongoing experience in storytelling for television and film, Bröcker offers a narrative foundation that continues to underpin his artistic practice.

His subject matter draws from a diverse internal tapestry of opposites that exist harmoniously alongside each other: surreal explorations that seamlessly blend worlds which traditionally cannot coexist, keeping the viewer guessing whether we are in the vastness of space, the depths of the ocean, or the microscopic world of biology. Forgoing the traditional press, Bröcker prints every piece by hand, embracing the small imperfections and “human noise” that make each print one of a kind.

His practice runs on a “let’s see what happens” approach that favours process over certainty – ideas are built, released, observed, recalibrated, and reintroduced. His exhibition history includes the interactive installation GLOW PONG at the 2025 Playtopia Gaming and Technology Festival and a group show, The Remedy, in Cape Town in 2024. He has facilitated storytelling and printmaking workshops since 2021, including regular lino printmaking workshops across Cape Town since 2024.

Fresh out of AFDA in 2006, with a degree in writing and directing, Ernst started his writing career at the popular Afrikaans television soapie, 7de Laan, where he honed his skills as story developer and breakdown writer. In 2013 Ernst dipped his pen in advertising ink as copywriter, creative strategist and media planner. Currently he’s back to storytelling and working with the SAFTA award-winning (2018, 2026) script department team at Suidooster.