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Yan Shao

Yan Shao

Yan Shao is a terrestrial artist and creative technologist based in New York. She creates new media works explore the uncharted territories of perception, mediating the complex interrelations between humans and the earth. Her artistic language draws inspiration from geopoetics, the transitory essence of nature, and the human responsibility towards ecology, resulting in a unique and evocative narrative. 

Currently, Yan is an artist fellow at the NYU Gallatin WetLab. She is a receipt of Judson-Morrissey Excellence in New Media Award and the Tisch Initiative of Creative Research Fellowship. In 2023, she completed her MPS from Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

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