Salvation Rainbow was commissioned for Here&Now20:Perfectly Queer, curated by Brent Harrison at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of Western Australia.

“Emblematic of Bannan’s modus operandi is Salvation Rainbow (2020), a monumental etching in aluminium and enamel recalls an altar triptych, intertwining a complex and nuanced web of references. Somewhat sacrilegiously, Bannan borrows simultaneously from European art history and queer subculture while revealing his audacious methodology, which is based in archival research. Salvation Rainbow is inspired by the transnational phenomenon of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an unlikely order of ‘twenty-first century queer nuns.’ More specifically, the work is informed by the vernacular of Perth’s Order and their affiliations with the Australian Sisters in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney.”

Salvation Rainbow, 2020, etched aluminium and two-pack enamel, 1800 x 3200 x 50 mm (three panels).

Photos by Bo Wong.

Exhibition view: Here&Now20: Perfectly Queer curated by Brent Harrison at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of Western Australia.

Photos by Bo Wong.