Clifford Chance

About the artist – JUM

Hong Kong-based Brazilian artist JUM works with multimedia and digital mediums to create colourful psychedelic visuals that resonate between real life and imagination. Her subject matters range from portraits, fantastical gardens, surrealist landscapes, abstract shape, to line drawings. JUM has worked in digital illustrations, painted murals, 2D animations and most recently, weaving. JUM's works are near lingual and highly autobiographical, each piece tells the story of a personal dream or journey of self-expression.

Practice

In her own words: "The phrase 'a picture is worth a thousand words' always made a lot of sense to me - maybe because I always had an imagination that I sometimes found it hard to understand, so the act of creating something was the best way I found to express myself."

JUM's choice of fantastical and surrealistic subject matters speak to her desire to create art that is universal and relatable. For her, the fluidity and flexibility of her subjects is the most important aspect of art-making, leaving just enough room for audience's imagination and projection. This fluidity extends to her artistic career, as she continues to experiment with different mediums and techniques, her practice will also grow and evolve alongside.

About the curators – Fiona and Natalie

Fiona Ho was previously the gallery director of Gallery HZ,and held managerial positions at Cat Street Gallery and Aide Consultancy in Hong Kong. Natalie Ng previously worked in art publication and at art advisory firm Dinaburg Arts in New York before moving onto David Zwirner Hong Kong, and finally joining Gallery HZ as its in-house art consultant. The two joined forces to open Odds and Ends with a mission to promote both local and international emerging talents.