Jialin Yan (b.1992) currently lives and works in both London and Shanghai. She is pursuing her studies in Photography at the Royal College of Art. Her photographic work primarily focuses on themes of lost memories and emotions within individuals and communities, while she explores the process of memory abandonment through visual imagery. In addition to her practice as a photographer, Yan also works as a curator and contributes articles to various publications.
Her work has been finalisted in the first Female Documentary Photography Foundation 2023 and shortlisted in Lensculture Critics’ Choice Awards 2022, IMA Next, etc. Her work is featured by the British Journal of Photography(UK), LIFE Magazine and other magazines and was exhibited in New York, Rome, Tokyo, etc. She used to be one of curator of 「 Jimei xArles‘ Local Action Unit 2022」.In 2020, she co-founded "”Miroir Project”, a platform dedicated to promoting female photographers in China.
She has collaborated with brands/media including CHANEL Chanel Foundation, Xiaohongshu, Xiaomi mobile phone, GIADA, superELLE, GLASS China, Aranya, Adidas, Air Jordan, tbh, Tencent Video, iDest Magazine, etc.
严佳林(1992年生)，现工作生活于伦敦和上海。她就读于英国皇家艺术学院摄影专业。她的摄影主要围绕着个人与群体所遗漏的记忆和情感展开，用图像来探索记忆被抛弃的过程。她的主要工作是摄影师/策展人/文章撰稿人。她在2020年联合创办了中国女性摄影推广平台「照镜子Miroir Project」。
她的作品入围了2023年首届女性纪实摄影基金会，并入围了2022年Lensculture Critics’ Choice Awards 评论家选择奖，IMA Next等。作品被《英国摄影杂志》(UK) 《生活》杂志、《周末画报》等媒体推荐，并在纽约、罗马、东京市等地展出。她曾以策展人的身份参与策划“2022年 集美×阿尔勒：在地行动 单元 ”。
她所合作的品牌/媒体 包含：香奈儿基金会、小红书、小米手机、GIADA、superELLE, GLASS中文版、阿那亚、阿迪达斯、乔丹、野兽派、腾讯视频、iDest Magazine等。
Her work has been finalisted in the first Female Documentary Photography Foundation 2023 and shortlisted in Lensculture Critics’ Choice Awards 2022, IMA Next, etc. Her work is featured by the British Journal of Photography(UK), LIFE Magazine and other magazines and was exhibited in New York, Rome, Tokyo, etc. She used to be one of curator of 「 Jimei xArles‘ Local Action Unit 2022」.In 2020, she co-founded "”Miroir Project”, a platform dedicated to promoting female photographers in China.
She has collaborated with brands/media including CHANEL Chanel Foundation, Xiaohongshu, Xiaomi mobile phone, GIADA, superELLE, GLASS China, Aranya, Adidas, Air Jordan, tbh, Tencent Video, iDest Magazine, etc.
严佳林(1992年生)，现工作生活于伦敦和上海。她就读于英国皇家艺术学院摄影专业。她的摄影主要围绕着个人与群体所遗漏的记忆和情感展开，用图像来探索记忆被抛弃的过程。她的主要工作是摄影师/策展人/文章撰稿人。她在2020年联合创办了中国女性摄影推广平台「照镜子Miroir Project」。
她的作品入围了2023年首届女性纪实摄影基金会，并入围了2022年Lensculture Critics’ Choice Awards 评论家选择奖，IMA Next等。作品被《英国摄影杂志》(UK) 《生活》杂志、《周末画报》等媒体推荐，并在纽约、罗马、东京市等地展出。她曾以策展人的身份参与策划“2022年 集美×阿尔勒：在地行动 单元 ”。
她所合作的品牌/媒体 包含：香奈儿基金会、小红书、小米手机、GIADA、superELLE, GLASS中文版、阿那亚、阿迪达斯、乔丹、野兽派、腾讯视频、iDest Magazine等。
Award
2024
Pixel Photo Book Award Shortlist / Inter Art Center & Gallery
2023
Female Documentary Photography Foundation 2023 , Finalist / Female Documentary Photography Foundation
2022
Lensculture Critics’ Choice Awards 2022 , Shortlist/ Lensculture
Memory , Shortlist / IMA Next
30 Under 30 Women Photographers 2022 , Finalist / Artpil
Memory , Shortlist / IMA Next
30 Under 30 Women Photographers 2022 , Finalist / Artpil
Feature
2024
iWeekly
LIFE Magazine
LIFE Magazine
2022
2020
Exhibition
2024
At the Scene: The Diverse Resonance of Chinese and Hungarian Deqing, China
THE VIA COMBUSTA, Group Exhibition Beijing, China
THE VIA COMBUSTA, Group Exhibition Beijing, China
2023
Place M Dummy Book in Dec, Group Exhibition Tokyo, Japan
Fissure of a Sweetdream, Solo Exhibition Xiamen, China
Local Action,Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival Xiamen,China
Spark Project Group Exhibition Shanghai/Chengdu,China.
Fissure of a Sweetdream, Solo Exhibition Xiamen, China
Local Action,Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival Xiamen,China
Spark Project Group Exhibition Shanghai/Chengdu,China.
2022
2022 Unbounded Group Exhibition Xiamen,China
Local Action,Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival Fuzhou,China
Local Action,Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival Fuzhou,China
2021
Logic of feeling, the 5th Shenzhen International Photography Exhibition Shenzhen, China
A Shape of Gray, Solo Exhibition Fuzhou,China
Youth in China, Online Group Photography Exibition Copenhagen,Denmark
Most of the time I feel so confused,Solo Photography Exhibition Ningbo,China
A Shape of Gray, Solo Exhibition Fuzhou,China
Youth in China, Online Group Photography Exibition Copenhagen,Denmark
Most of the time I feel so confused,Solo Photography Exhibition Ningbo,China
2020
FeiTeng Image,Group EXhibition Shenzhen,China
Tropical White Night, Online Photography Exibition Copenhagen,Denmark
Hide and Seek,Group Photography Exhibition Ibaraki,Japan
The night ain't over yet,Solo Photography Exhibition Shenzhen,China
Tropical White Night, Online Photography Exibition Copenhagen,Denmark
Hide and Seek,Group Photography Exhibition Ibaraki,Japan
The night ain't over yet,Solo Photography Exhibition Shenzhen,China
2019
Spring Time,Group Photography Exhibition New York,America
2018
It is gonna be alright,Solo Photography Exhibition Fuzhou,China
Photobooks
2023
《Fissure of a Sweetdream》 Self-Published
《Undercurrent》 Imageless Studio
《Undercurrent》 Imageless Studio
Lecture , Talk and Workshop
2023
"Touch and Healing" Artist Roundtable & Workshop,Three Shadows Photography Art Center,Xiamen / 2023.05
I am (with) HER Kind: Feminisms in Collective Practice Online Round Table
Alpha Nova & Galerie Futura / 2023.05
I am (with) HER Kind: Feminisms in Collective Practice Online Round Table
Alpha Nova & Galerie Futura / 2023.05
2022
Artist Lecture, Department of Photography, School of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University /2022.09
2021
When we talk about female photography,Tsutaya Bookstore Hangzhou / 2021.12
Curatorial Experience
2024
RED special photography group exhibition: Image and Imagination , Shanghai Art Fair ,China
2024/05-2024/05
2024/05-2024/05
2023
Her Nomadism, Female Photography Group Exhibition,Fuzhou,China
2023/03-2023/05
Etudes about Reflux Female Photography Group Exhibition,Fuzhou,China
2023/03-2023/05
2023/03-2023/05
Etudes about Reflux Female Photography Group Exhibition,Fuzhou,China
2023/03-2023/05
2022
Them / Local Action Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival, Fuzhou,China
2022/11-2023/01
Je te dévore,Bingnan Liu Solo Photography Exhibition,Chengdu,China
2022/04-2022/04
A person float by the river,Yusen Wang Solo Photography Exhibition,Chengdu,China
2022/03-2022/03
2022/11-2023/01
Je te dévore,Bingnan Liu Solo Photography Exhibition,Chengdu,China
2022/04-2022/04
A person float by the river,Yusen Wang Solo Photography Exhibition,Chengdu,China
2022/03-2022/03
2021
Spreading in a hidden posture,Group Photography Exhibition, Changsha,Hunan,China
2021/12-2022/01
Glimmer in the haze,Group Photography Exhibition, Foshan,Guangzhou,China
2021/12-2022/01
A Myriad of Rooms, Group Photography Exhibition,Beijing/Chengdu/Shanghai,China
2021/10-2021/12
Visible Cocklebur, Group Photography Exhibition, Adelaide,Australia
2021/09-2021/10
2021/12-2022/01
Glimmer in the haze,Group Photography Exhibition, Foshan,Guangzhou,China
2021/12-2022/01
A Myriad of Rooms, Group Photography Exhibition,Beijing/Chengdu/Shanghai,China
2021/10-2021/12
Visible Cocklebur, Group Photography Exhibition, Adelaide,Australia
2021/09-2021/10