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Yan Jiacheng

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Yan Jiacheng graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Jinan University in 2016. Since 2018, he has developed an artistic practice alongside his work in the corporate sector. Drawing on everyday life and personal experience, his work examines urbanization, labor, migration, and the relationship between individuals and broader social structures. His practice spans photography, archives, text, found imagery, and digital media.

Solo Exhibition
  • 2025 · A Brief History of the Ordinary, Fotografiska Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Selected Exhibitions & Festivals
  • 2026 · CRASSH 25th Anniversary Exhibition, University of Cambridge, UK
  • 2026 · Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art of China 2025 (Shanghai), Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, China
  • 2024 · 11th PHOTO IS International Photography Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • 2024 · 37th Riedisheim International Photo Salon, France — Invited Author
  • 2023 · 19th DongGang International Photo Festival, Yeongwol, South Korea
Selected Recognitions
  • 2025 · Selected for ArtReview’s Future Greats annual editorial feature; cover artist
  • 2024 · Selected for GUP’s Fresh Eyes International Talents 2024
  • 2024 · Open Call 2023 Winner, PHOTO IS:RAEL International Photography Festival
  • 2024 · Selected for CUVO International Video Art Festival 2024
  • 2023 · Selected for the International Open Call Exhibition, DongGang International Photo Festival
  • 2023 · Shortlisted, RPS Documentary Photography Awards 2023, Open Category
Selected Press & Features Talks & Conversations
  • 2026 · TEDxShahejie, 36 Kilometres: How I Saw the Boundaries of the City on My Way to Work
  • 2025 · Aranya New Year's Eve Talk, Why Do We Go Out?
  • 2025 · Fotografiska Shanghai / ArtReview Chinese edition, opening conversation
  • 2024 · Tuchong “Open See” Talks, 36 Kilometres: From Home to Work
  • 2023 · YiXi Lecture, Go for a Walk After Work
Publications
  • Forthcoming · Labour After Hours, artist monograph
  • 2026.05 · The Taxonomy of Uniforms, street-photography feature, GQ China
  • 2024.02.24–25 · De Standaard, weekend edition, photo credit
  • 2023 · Night in the Suburbs, artist zine, Imageless

Selected Commissions

  • Photography / Editorial: GQ China · IEC · Meituan · WeChat · Balenciaga
  • Design: Alipay · ByteDance · Meituan · MYbank · Xiaohongshu
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