BIOGRAPHY

Born and raised in Munich, Eva Menz came to London to study at Central St Martins College. Upon completion she exhibited her first sculptural pieces at the ICFF show in New York, and subsequently set up the Eva Menz Studio in 2004. Drawn to the aspects of both design and art, Menz sees herself nestled in between the two genres. Her artworks are known for emulating the concept of a chandelier, occupying the focal space in a room, while being  awe inspiring, compelling, stirring and ever-expanding in scale and complexity.

Menz embarked on her journey creating small, residential-scale objects, with an emphasis on the artisanal, unique and hyper detailed qualities. Within the first year of opening, her studio practice advanced from a small scale dining Origami light to an 11m installation in the lobby of the G-hotel spa in Galway. Followed by a complex glass composition made up of 4000 pieces suspended in a sweeping form spanning 6 meters as part of a private residence in Nevada.

What proceeded was a myriad of commissions that were ever-evolving and defying the ‘impossible’, located in large private homes, lobby spaces and mezzanines. One sculpture saw 40 000 glass pieces oscillating into a seemingly hovering storm within a stairwell. Another sculpture accommodated 500 butterflies in individually made capsules emulating a swarm captured in time. Sadly many hidden behind closed doors for all to view.

Menz’ work is emotive, ethereal, always aiming to disguise the technical and mechanical elements. Her ambition is to interrupt the mundane by introducing an experience, an emotionally powerful object, blurring factual and imagined realities. The intention is to transport and invite the viewer to a moment outside of their daily routine.

With the addition of light her pieces come to life, they interact, transcend their material quality and project shadows into a space. The intention is to reinforce as well as soften a space, whilst inviting the viewer to travel within their own imagination. 

In her latest series, Menz explores objects in slow motion, reconfiguring in continuous alteration. She intends to shape objects to be increasingly empathetic to their audience, as humans are in a constant state of re-orientation and never in a static position.

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