In this episode, the conversation with Yann Chwen is all about asking and exploring questions about our responsibilities as artists, as Malaysians and as humans. They share unique perspective on their practices and share a creation technique they learned that we are just gonna call 741. Towards the end of the episode, they read and we discuss two of their pieces of writing titled “Sometimes” and “Why Move Back?”.

Yann Chwen is a dancer, designer and doer-of-many-things. They are deeply interested in spaces where art and activism live together. Born and raised on Penang Island, Yann Chwen recently moved to KL and can't get enough of chilli pan me. As a queer Malaysian Chinese-Thai settler, they descend from Teochew women who crossed the sea and built families; custodians, teachers, factory workers, butchers and shopkeepers; and their family that now acquires wealth through construction and development. Through dance, art, digital design, facilitation and community-based justice work, Yann Chwen is learning their place in the ecosystem of our world. Their website is www.yannchwen.com

Photo Credit: Katy Lee