EXIST (2025), by contrast reduces its gesture to a single illuminated word, borrowing the visual language of emergency signage. Its deadpan urgency—somewhere between instruction, affirmation, and existential command—embodies Leach’s ability to condense humour, critique, and philosophy into a minimal sculptural punchline. Together, these works highlight Leach’s ongoing interest in the absurd logics embedded in everyday design and language, offering objects that are both disarming and incisive
Kieran Leach (b. 1994, UK) is a Manchester-based sculptor whose practice distills everyday objects, online culture, and the absurdities of contemporary art into sharp, witty forms. His works oscillate between critique and play, blurring the line between satire and sincerity, while maintaining a refined attention to materiality and form.