ABOUT
The Vantage Room is a practice in seeing through.
Not seeing more—seeing through. The way a journalist reads the story beneath a story. The way a curator senses what an object is actually saying.
Three lenses shape the work:
The Maker's Eye — What choices were made here, and why?
The Context Eye — What larger forces shaped this moment?
The Personal Eye — What does this reveal about how you see?
Not art history. Not commentary. A way of reading culture—and circumstance—with precision, curiosity, and developing sophistication.
For those who notice what others overlook. Who value discernment and things done properly.
If you've ever sensed there is more to see—there is.
Welcome.
The Founder
JW Sum spent twenty-five years as a journalist in Asia and North America, and at the World Bank in places where the usual frameworks didn't apply—learning to see the story that wasn't being told.
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Clarity Sessions
Focused conversations for those who see clearly everywhere except in their own situation.
Single 90-minute sessions, or a three-session Clarity Arc for questions that need room to unfold. You'll name what feels just out of view, see the deeper pattern, and move forward with precision.