Produced with the support of the HUAYU GROUP and the HUAYU YOUTH AWARD
Jinmei is the name of my mother. Jinmei started to make art at the age of 50. In 2015, a surgery confined her to draw on paper only. The repetitive patterns she created were endearing, stubborn, and mysterious all at once. Stunned by her talent, I began compiling and sequencing her drawings in 2016 with the prospect of a book. In the following years, with a variety of materials including crayon, spatula, and crochet needles, Jinmei has created much more complex forms and textures. Her self-invented techniques have achieved incredible sophistication, her undulating lines and explosive dots punctuate the force of life and nature. In 2024, with the support from Huayu Youth Award, I was finally able to publish this book under my new imprint How Many Books. Titled after how Jinmei signs her art, “晋美 jm” is a 458 pages book that encompasses her passionate and persistent practice of the past 9 years, accompanied by texts by me.
