Jialin Yan 严佳林

E-mail:jialinyan92@gmail.com
Instagram:@keykeyyan



Jialin Yan (b. 1992) is a photographer currently based in London and Shanghai, pursuing her studies in Photography at the Royal College of Art. Her work explores themes of lost memories and emotions within individuals and communities, employing visual narratives to investigate the process of memory abandonment.

Yan’s practice has received international recognition, being a finalist in the inaugural Female Documentary Photography Foundation Award in 2023 and shortlisted for the LensCulture Critics’ Choice Awards in 2022. She has also been invited as a guest lecturer at Tsinghua University. Her work has been featured in publications such as British Journal of Photography, FT Weekend, HUCK Magazine, and LIFE Magazine, and exhibited in major cities including New York, Rome, and Tokyo.

In addition to her photographic practice, Yan is a curator and writer, contributing articles to various publications. In 2020, she co-founded Miroir Project, a platform dedicated to supporting and promoting female photographers in China. She served as one of the curators for the “Local Action Unit” at the 2022 Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival and was the invited curator for the “Image and Imagination” special exhibition at the 2024 Xiaohongshu Shanghai Influence Expo.

Yan has collaborated with renowned brands and media, including CHANEL Foundation, BenQ,Xiaohongshu, Xiaomi, GIADA, superELLE, GLASS China Edition, Aranya, Adidas, Air Jordan, Tencent Video, and iDest Magazine, among others.



严佳林(1992年生),现居伦敦与上海两地,于皇家艺术学院主修摄影。她的摄影作品主要聚焦于个体与群体中的失落记忆与情感主题,并通过影像语言探索记忆遗弃的过程。她的作品入围2023年首届女性纪录摄影基金会评选,并曾进入2022年LensCulture评论家选择奖决选名单。此外,她受邀担任清华大学客座讲师。严佳林的作品曾被《英国摄影杂志》《金融时报周末版》《HUCK Magazine》《LIFE Magazine》等刊物刊登。她的作品亦在纽约、罗马、东京等地展出。

除摄影实践外,她也是一名策展人,曾为多家出版物撰写文章。2020年,她联合创立“照镜子Miroir Project”,这一平台长期致力于推动中国女性摄影师的发展。她是2022年集美×阿尔勒国际摄影季“在地行动单元”策展人之一,2024年小红书上海影响博览会“影像与想象”专题特展的特邀策展人。

她还与多个品牌和媒体合作,包括CHANEL香奈儿基金会、明基、小红书、小米手机、GIADA、superELLE、《GLASS》中国版、阿那亚、Adidas、Air Jordan、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




Feature



2024
HUCK Magazine
iWeekly
LIFE Magazine








Exhibition


2024
At the Scene: The Diverse Resonance of Chinese and Hungarian  Deqing, 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.    


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

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

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



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


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
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

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

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