Ansh Kumar

Ansh Kumar is a contemporary artist based between Delhi and Rishikesh. Transitioning from architect to natural builder to artist, his practice investigates how we "grow out of the child in us," building walls around our ways of seeing and losing the joy of discovery. His work seeks to dismantle these walls through play and access, utilizing symbolic headless figures and participatory installations to create spaces where home can be made anywhere.

Moving beyond the digital into paint and form, Ansh employs diverse materials—ceramics, steel, upcycled parachutes, pinwheels, and street collectibles. His interventions often take place in the public realm, ranging from "guerrilla projections" from his car boot to sculptures that invite people to touch, blow, or move them. Through a bold, playful semiotic language, he frames power, identity, and perception as forms of both activism and joy.

From 2021–2024, Ansh co-founded Tiny Farm Lab, hand-sculpting a mud house with over 100 volunteers; this slow build taught him the value of care, labour, and shared action. He has exhibited in 39 shows across eight countries, including Miami Art Basel, Jaipur Artwork Week 2026, Jaipur Lit Fest 2026, Goldstück Light Festival (2025), India Art Fair (YCP), Sa Biennale, and Ars Electronica New York. His recognitions include the Kohler Design Award, the ArtsHelp Grant .