Rain Wu

@jenkimatcha has relaunched its matcha bar at Selfridges London with a redesign by @rainwu_ , marking a new chapter in its presence within the department store following its original pop-up debut in 2022. Positioned between The Foodhall and Beauty Hall on G, the redesigned space reflects a more permanent and considered expression of JENKI’s identity, translating the precision and ritual of matcha preparation into a spatial experience.

By invitation of @tba_21 @elii_architecture and supported by @camgulbenkian I’m in Venice to create an aperitivo with @piestr0 @barenabianca and @katinka_versendaal , for the final symposium of Bauhaus of the Seas Sails project @bauhaus.seas funded by European Commissions. Over a drink, 3 starters, a main, a side and a dessert, we look at how eating becomes an act of metabolising the land. My contribution with @inesns and @mariana.sanchez.salvador presents two autumnal gifts - a drink made of apple peels and a cake made of chestnut flour. Here on the photo - chestnut cake rests on chestnut leaf - a haiku-like meditation invites the eaters to link the cake that nourishes the body to the leaf that nourishes the land. More info on all the BoS projects are here: bauhaus-seas.eu Thank you @giardinvenezia for hosting us! Thank you @adriggallo for going leaf gathering with me

RAIN WU | 臺灣回聲 · Ecos de Taiwán [ESP]
 Artista taiwanesa afincada en Londres que utiliza la comida como punto de partida para explorar ideas ecológicas, geográficas y cosmológicas. En “Us Above, So Below” y ”Towards a Sweeter Future (2015)” , reflexiona sobre cómo los gestos cotidianos, comer, cultivar, compartir, pueden convertirse en actos de transformación colectiva. Inspirada por el Movimiento Girasol, subraya la importancia de la participación y la esperanza: imaginar el futuro es una responsabilidad compartida, moldeada por las nuevas generaciones. Comisionada por el Ministerio de Cultura de Taiwán y la Oficina Económica Cultural de Taipéi en España. 📍 Hasta el 14 de noviembre | Cuartel de Artillería (Murcia). ///////////// [ENG]
 Taiwanese artist based in London who uses food as a way to explore ecological, geographical, and cosmological ideas. In “Us Above, So Below” and ”Towards a Sweeter Future (2015”), she reflects on how everyday gestures, eating, growing, sharing, can become acts of collective transformation. Inspired by the Sunflower Movement, she highlights the importance of participation and hope: imagining the future is a shared responsibility, shaped by younger generations acting together. 📍 Until 14 November | Cuartel de Artillería (Murcia)

Before presenting Le Guin’s birthday cake at the @aaschool with @sarah_shin_ So Meyer @harrietgjennings @markalowe Sammy Lee Photo by @fedcampagna

On the occasion of @ursulakleguin ‘s would-be 96th birthday, @sarah_shin_ @harrietgjennings had the incredible idea of making Le Guin a birthday cake in tandem with exhibition The Word for World at the @aaschool showing many previously unpublished maps of Le Guin’s worlds. I made an edible landscape inspired by the food and terrains found in Le Guin’s novels with polenta cake valleys shaped to the valleys of Hualien, edible confetti almond pebbles, romanesco spirals to mark villages, alongside etiquettes of sharing food with birds, drawing talismanic maps, and eating from communal pickling barrel. Thanks all for sharing the evening together and allowing me to delve into the depth of maps and meanings through food. Exhibition design by Standard Deviation Thanks for cooking with me @yuan9lifes Photos by @fedcampagna

The Shape of a Circle in the Mind of a Fish London book launch Monday 27 Oct! Mastermind @luciapietroiusti_ @filipaaaaaaaaaaa with incredible contributors- couldn’t be a better place to publish the script to As Above So Below essay film I’m so grateful! @serpentineuk @royalcollegeofart

@lewishamarthouse and LAH Film library presents: ‘No Other Land’ by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. A film and dinner event in support of @medicalaidpal **** Please join us in sharing a nourishing hot meal in the outdoor yard of the Arthouse followed by a screening of the Oscar winning documentary made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective. All welcome! Only 50 tickets available so don’t hang about. **** October 15th 6.30pm 140 Lewisham Way, London SE14 6DP Ticket prices on a sliding scale - link in bio

🧂 After much fermenting, I can finally share more about this sweet–salty–spicy artists’ recipe book. Food is born from the sea, like all of life. What we have in common with all living beings – what allows life itself to be possible – is the ability to be nourished. Mirna Bamieh reminds us: "Salt is hope, Salt is future time." Salt is born from the sea, like all of life. With contributions by the fantastic and most generous Maya Minder (@gasthaus_kitchenlab ), Rain Wu (@rainwu_ ), Lei Saito (@lei_saito ), Catherine Cattaruzza (@catherinecattaruzza ) and Mirna Bamieh (@mirna_bamieh ), this book grew out of a curatorial residency at @citedesartsparis , in partnership with @gulbenkianparis . Beautifully designed by @ilhastudio . Available at selected independent bookshops or via the link in bio. 💙

The spice rack under the projector! Co designed with @rainwu_ Structure: Co designed with @rainwu_ Bowls: Oystermixs by @fahrenheit_180 Biofoams: @biomatterlab Materials: Seaweed, Oysters, Mussels.

10 Questions With… Rain Wu London-based creative Rain Wu has been quietly carving out a practice that resists the neat labels of architect, artist, or designer. Driven by a love for storytelling, her work drifts fluidly between public art installations, restaurant interiors, edible sculptures, and much more, with each one shaped by a desire to craft multi-sensorial environments and experiences. In her home city, she’s been developing interiors for several eateries, from her immersive settings for the digital-only stores of The Salad Project to the more warmth-infused staging of Arôme Bakery. Both draw on narratives embedded in cultural memory and tap into its symbolism in subtle yet intentional gestures, attuned to a site’s physical and emotional cues. These perspectives are shaped as much by the more logical elements of her architectural training as they are by her fascination with atmosphere. A similar sensitivity threads through her public art installations, most recently in Abu Dhabi, where she created a delicate threshold between aquatic and terrestrial realms that stretches across a mangrove park like a glimmering night sky. Feature: @rainwu_ Words: Ravail Khan

Unveiling the spice rack! Collaboration made with the “Eating between the tides” residency! The spice rack intends to showcase halophytes foraged from the banks of the Tagus river in Lisbon! We co-designed the structure with @rainwu_ . The biofoam mats are made by @biomatterlab composed of agar agar and oyster powder, whilst the bowls are made from our ‘oystermix’. Photos by: @ph_sarapinheiro #biomaterials#spicerack#halophytes#metalstructure#oystermaterial

The River's Tongue foi um jantar de apresentação na Casa Jardim da Estrela em Lisboa, parte final do projeto de residência “Lisbon Spice Rack” das artistas Rain Wu, Inês Neto dos Santos e Mariana Salvador, que investigou as paisagens silvestres comestíveis das margens do rio Tejo. O jantar apresentado utilizou espécies vegetais selvagens locais e sazonais como especiarias, aromas e acompanhamentos para pratos tradicionais locais. Este projeto faz parte do projeto financiado pela União Europeia @bauhaus.seas Bauhaus of the Seas Sails e é organizado pela @fcgulbenkian @camgulbenkian e conta com o apoio da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa e do @iti_larsys Interactive technologies Institute. 📸 Sara Pinheiro @ph_sarapinheiro ___________ The River’s Tongue was a dinner presentation at Casa Jardim da Estrela in Lisbon, the final part of the residency project " Lisbon Spice Rack" by the artists Rain Wu, Inês Neto dos Santos and Mariana Salvador, which investigated the edible wild landscapes on the banks of the River Tagus. The dinner presented seasonal wild plant species as spices, flavourings, and accompaniments for traditional local dishes. This project is part of European funded @bauhaus.seas Bauhaus of the Seas Sails and hosted by @fcgulbenkian @camgulbenkian and with supports from the City Hall of Lisbon and @iti_larsys Interactive technologies Institute. 📸 Sara Pinheiro @ph_sarapinheiro