Artist Statement

Wan Kounen works with photography as a way of staying in motion.

His images are often made in transit — on trains, in passing streets, in moments that resist being held. Rather than documenting places, his work captures the unstable space between departure and arrival, where perception is heightened and time feels stretched.

Bright colors, sharp light, and fleeting scenes recur throughout his practice, forming images that feel both immediate and distant. They carry a quiet sense of déjà vu — familiar, yet unreachable.

Each photograph functions less as a record, and more as a fragment of experience: something seen, felt, and already slipping away.

His works resonate with viewers drawn to movement, memory, and the emotional texture of everyday life. Rather than presenting fixed narratives, the images remain open — allowing each viewer to project their own journeys, memories, and sense of distance.

For collectors, these works offer not only a visual experience, but a lasting atmosphere — something that continues to unfold over time.

Selected Publications

2026 Northbound (in progress)

2026 Deja Vu Journey (in progress)

2026 amour, and more (in progress)

2024 It Lasts

2023 Memory is Far Away

2023 SCOPE Vol. 1 (zine collaboration)

Selected Exhibitions

2025 Ambition! , West Bund Art Center, Shanghai

2025. Not Returning, Beyond Place, Quanzhou

2024 巡川,不是书, X-SPACE Fujifilm Imaging Gallery, Shanghai

2024 Around Publishing Reading Room Project, E.SCAPE Art Space, Shanghai

2024 inD Art Book Fair, Guangzhou

2023 SEA Art Fair, Shanghai

2023 TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR, Tokyo

2023 BOOKED Art Book Fair, Tai Kwun, Hong Kong

2023 Group Exhibition 唯我所见之物, Jiazazhi SeP Space, Shanghai

2021 Tofu Collective Online Exhibition