Chen Man was recently interviewed by i-D Magazine to discuss a range of topics from where she sources her inspiration, what beauty means in China today, to what her Chinese zodiac sign says about her (spoiler: she was born in the year of the Monkey). Click here to read the article in its entirety.

Her exhibition “East-West” is on view at L.A. Louver through January 31st.

IMAGE; Chen Ma, Red Crest No. 1, 2008, c-print, 65 ¼ x 51 ¼ in. (165.54 x 130 cm)