'The work has evolved as exercises of surrender. Letting go of outdated beliefs and the fear of not being in control, and to trust in a power beyond that which I am aware. Learning to have faith in the process and the path unknown may reveal itself - it cannot be brought to light by brute force or rigid rules. The pursuit of the how and the why, not for the sake of the answer, but for the valleys and peaks of the questions themselves, and the emotions that flow through you as you observe them, rather than judge. The...
'The work has evolved as exercises of surrender. Letting go of outdated beliefs and the fear of not being in control, and to trust in a power beyond that which I am aware. Learning to have faith in the process and the path unknown may reveal itself - it cannot be brought to light by brute force or rigid rules.
The pursuit of the how and the why, not for the sake of the answer, but for the valleys and peaks of the questions themselves, and the emotions that flow through you as you observe them, rather than judge. The silence after crying and the acceptance after anger, plants a seed for rebirth - the calm aftermath is neutral ground.
Chaos can be volatile, when its course is obstructed, but to move within the eye of the storm is the path of least resistance. Contrasts and opposites exist naturally and simultaneously; Where there is light there is darkness, where there is good there is bad. This body of work is an attempt to face my shadows and accept my contradictions.'
- Kaja Stumpf 2026
