“Something I felt I’d seen” The quiet depth of Kume Gaku’s work

Kume Gaku’s exhibition "Something I felt I’d seen”, held in August 2025, presents works that appear calm at first glance. Yet within that gentle stillness, there is a faint, murky shadow—something subtle that quietly surfaces. This delicate balance between serenity and a slight sense of darkness is one of the qualities that draws me to his pieces.

Quiet Shifts in Perspective

When you look at an object from different angles, new expressions slowly emerge. His work evokes that same experience, layers revealing themselves little by little, shifting each time you return to them. It’s a quiet depth that invites you to keep observing, noticing something different with every change in perspective.