Felix Shumba

Overview
Felix Shumba, born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, in 1989, currently lives and works in Masvingo, Zimbabwe.
 
A multidisciplinary artist, Shumba's practice spans drawing, painting, video, text, and installation. He deconstructs real and imagined spaces, which he refers to as Fold Fields Space (FFS)—areas haunted by death, trauma, ecological damage, and the use of military force as a tool of control. Shumba’s work engages with masking and concealment, using dystopian imagery to address the performative rituals of power that have perpetuated racial capitalist extraction. Through these works, he examines the history of settler-colonial Rhodesia and brings viewers closer to understanding contemporary challenges in Zimbabwe. At the heart of his practice is a constant probing of the stakes, the hidden truths, and the ongoing struggle for freedom in the face of historical violence.
Works
  • Felix Shumba, Nocturnal Landscape #12, 2024
    Nocturnal Landscape #12, 2024
  • Felix Shumba, Nocturnal Landscape #13, 2024
    Nocturnal Landscape #13, 2024
  • Felix Shumba, Nocturnal Landscape #14, 2024
    Nocturnal Landscape #14, 2024
  • Felix Shumba, Nocturnal Landscape #2 (sacred portal), 2024
    Nocturnal Landscape #2 (sacred portal), 2024
  • Felix Shumba, The yard friezes at the unknown, (in thought of hymn rain), 2024
    The yard friezes at the unknown, (in thought of hymn rain), 2024
  • Felix Shumba, Which way from here?, 2024
    Which way from here?, 2024