JanKossen Contemporary begins the 2012 art show calendar, with an exhibition showing works by the artists Yang Yong Liang (*1986 in Chongqing, China) and Kim Bo Min (*1980 in Gumi, Korea). Both have been trained using traditional techniques typical of their country, however use a different media and artistic practices that are both contrasting and complementary.

The photographic works of Yang Yongliang takes a new direction with classical Chinese art, where his unique blend of ancient Chinese landscapes with signs of the contemporary has become a signature of his art. Yang's works revisits calligraphy and traditional ink painting, using modern digital photography and computer technology; his images marrying both ancient China and the China of the future.

His new body of works entitled "The Peach Colony" is inspired by the ancient legend of Wuling the fisherman, who discovers a valley inhabited by people who had escaped Tsin Shihe Huang’s tyranny. Yang's photographic technique incorporates a multitude of small photographs showing skyscrapers, factories and bridges; elements that do not belong in the Chinese mythical landscape. Yang transports the viewer into a fascinating dream world.