Yu Yan (b.1996) is an artist who lives and works in New York. She holds a B.A. degree in Studio Arts and Economics from Smith College. She is a co-founder of ArtMacro, a web platform publishing in-depth dialogues with people who have multiple careers in the art world. She is currently a work scholar at Aperture Foundation and an intern at Magnum Photos in New York. As an artist, she is interested in the interactions between human beings and the built environment. The overwhelming development of the urban environment and the trivial occurrences of daily life are important elements in her photographic work. Exploring relationships between bodies, objects and space, she creates images with an unusual and bizarre composition to challenge people's perception of identity and culture. She is currently developing a project in New York Chinatown, documenting the changes in its landscape and community while incorporating her own perspectives in decisive moments.