Copperfield London

Vytautas Kumža applies a dream-like hypersensitivity to objects, their state and placement in the world. Born into a turbulent home life where emotions could change at the tip of a bottle, his childhood experiences taught to read the minutia of each scene; a gas hob left burning, a scared dog, a door unlocked. He now couples this honed skill with studies in composition and psychology to place objects in highly-aestheticised relationships that often have instant allure but hold intense tension.

Vytautas Kumža (b. 1992, Lithuania) reflects on the psychological and physical tensions caused by the threat of domestic, state and social violence, drawing on his lived experiences. Kumža graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and has recently exhibited at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; MoPS Seoul; CODA Museum; and NEST, The Hague.