LUMINOUS COSMOS
MEW CHIU
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JULIA EFIMOVA
February 07 - March 07, 2026
SHIBUMI GALLERY presents Luminous Cosmos, a show featuring Mew Chiu and Julia Efimova. With a soft, glowy vibe, the work invites you to imagine celestial skies and quiet moments of awe found in the natural world.
Whether gazing at the night sky in search of constellations or simply to find a moment of peace, we are reminded that we are just a small part of this extraordinary and immense universe. Luminous Cosmos honors both the sky and the earth, and offers a gentle pause to reflect on the natural world that surrounds us.
MEW CHIU designs and fabricates jewelry with precious metals and gemstones using ethical and environmentally friendly practices. All the work is fabricated by her or designed through the lost wax casting process. Her current collection of jewelry is informed by her attraction to organic and botanical forms with an eye toward paring them down and finding the most essential of elements.
JULIA EFIMOVA is an artist with diverse cultural background. Her work was influenced by the Eastern European culture from her childhood. Her work is influenced by both Brutalist architecture as well as the refined elegance of the fashionable women in fur coats she would pass in the streets. These influences further merged with her experience that rooted Julia in the Hawaiian Islands with its organic forms and natural beauty. Her unique vision encapsulates a little universe in each piece.