!UKBUM!
ARBO
Jef Kinds · Mia Drobec
Belgium
Aerial straps
THE PROJECT / How can we create connection and find meaning in loneliness? An acrobat invites us into his universe—a metallic cube made up of thousands of lights—where solitude becomes a space for exploration, playfulness, curiosity, and connection. A landscape where every shadow and every shimmer tell its own story.
BIO / ARBO is the creation of Jef Kinds and Mia Drobec.
Jef Kinds is a Belgian artist driven by a passion for innovation in circus arts and using his work to explore social issues. After graduating from Codarts, Jef co-founded !UKBUM! and toured the performance MurMur with company Grensgeval across Europe and China. He’s devoted to aerial straps, exploring their duality of softness and roughness.
Mia Drobec is a Croatian creative producer with a decade of experience in embracing different roles. With an MA in Philosophy and Ethics, she loves diving into intellectual depths, asking “why” and stare out the window. She’s organised acrobatics festivals, taught movement practices, and co-led creative programs in Berlin. Mia is passionate about research, creative expression, and big ideas.