As early as the age of five Fortune was making sculptures out of clay and cars out of wire without any idea he was making art. He’s now most known for his mixed media assemble to create townships of South Africa, showing every day life. He uses all recycled materials to create this art.

He wants to foster an awareness of the conditions suffered by South Africans, who create makeshift shelters by optimizing outside space and leftover materials - metal, tires, stones, etc., whatever they can find to build their homes. Shanties exist throughout the world and his art actually tells a story of the universality of poverty.