In Conversation With: Wei Tan

Words Emily Sandiford

Berlin-based artist Wei Tan loves chairs. In her mixed media paintings, they punctuate swathes of peach, lilac and aquamarine, suspended in rooms without corners, or depth. Tan’s chairs offer the dreamer a place to begin. They’re something of an obsession for the artist. “I discovered not long ago that the word ‘obsession’ comes from Latin ‘obsidere’, meaning ‘to sit in front of,’” Tan tells me.  Though art isn’t her only obsession. “I have always liked both art and music,” she […]