Hong Kong-based Brazilian artist JUM graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design (Hong Kong) in 2020 with a B.F.A. in illustration. 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 and embroidery. Her works are near lingual and highly autobiographical, each piece tells the story of a personal dream or journey of self-expression. 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 hard to understand, so the act of creating something was the best way I found to express myself”. Her work is always about making it visual the things that can’t be seen.

For JUM, the fluidity and flexibility in art is the most important ingredient to keep producing work that is relevant and truthful not only to herself but also to the world. 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.