Love[f]Art #10 | Rainbow Chan

Hosted by Amanda Love, the LoveArt podcast brings listeners into direct conversation with contemporary artists, extending the work of the independent art advisory, LoveArt, based in Sydney, New York and Athens.The series draws from Love[f]Art, LoveArt’s ongoing program of intimate, in-conversation recordings with artists, originally conceived in 2020. Filmed in the most unlikely of settings—the guest powder room at the Love residence—the project strips things back to a one-to-one exchange, focusing on ideas, process and the conditions that shape contemporary practice.This episode features Rainbow Chan, an interdisciplinary artist working across music, performance, painting and installation. Her practice explores (mis)translation, diasporic experiences, globalisation’s effect on modern Chinese society, and deeply personal tales of love and loss. The installation for Love[f]Art comprises silk painting, back-strap loom weaving and sound. Chan transcribes the lyrics onto silk through brushwork, calligraphy and embroidery.Recorded in December 2022, at the time of the work’s installation, the conversation offers a direct insight into the thinking behind the piece, and the broader concerns that underpin her practice.Further information on Rainbow Chan can be found here.Additional information, including the video version of this podcast, is available here.