Yan Kallen

YAN Kallen (b. 1981, Hong Kong) is an artist based in Hong Kong. Yan attended Central Saint Martins College in London and Parsons School of Design in New York, and began his career art directing books and publications in New York and Amsterdam. He is currently dedicated to designing postage stamps for the Hong Kong Post Office, as well as creating personal artworks.

Working primarily with photography, sculptures, and video, Yan finds inspiration from traditional Eastern philosophical ideas and is known for his works on the relationship between human and nature. In 2016, Yan received the Kyotographie International Photography Festival KG+AWARD, and was previously shortlisted for the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards by Hong Kong Museum of Art in 2012.