In the same year, Kum was a founding member of Teststrip, an artist-run gallery for contemporary and experimental art.
[4] Teststrip, Auckland's first artist-run gallery, was founded by Lucy MacDonald, Merylyn Tweedie, Giovanni Intra, Daniel Malone, Judy Darragh, Gail Haffern, Kirsty Cameron and Kum.
Teststrip received a small grant from Creative New Zealand in 1995, which enabled the move to a new space on Karangahape Rd and employment of a paid administrator.
Teststrip began connecting with networks of similar galleries overseas, and their international advisory board included Lilian Budd, Kathy Temin, Mikala Dwyer and Harmony Korine.
The decision was made to close Teststrip in 1998 resulted from a desire to finish "cleanly and strongly, rather than peter out or recruit."