Dutch born, Japanese raised art director based in Cape Town focusing on branding & design in expressive forms.

Dutch born, Japanese raised art director based in Cape Town focusing on branding & design in expressive forms.

Dutch born, Japanese raised art director based in Cape Town focusing on branding & design in expressive forms.

Hiya :)
I’m Chenlan Yao

A hybrid creative working across installation art, virtual environments, and strategy decks. my work lives in the gap between systems and subjectivity—often reimagining personal identity through fabricated infrastructures and designed experiences.

Sometimes I build systems. Sometimes I take them apart. I craft fictional systems grounded in structure, inviting viewers to rediscover somewhere between routine and the surreal.