Photographer and visual storyteller Kiliii Yuyan shares nearly two decades of his work documenting and considering the intersection of climate, human perspective, and culture. From stories of indigenous and native sovereignty across the country to making images of whale hunting practices by the Iñupiaq, Yuyan is dedicated to helping humanity understand itself.
This program is being offered both in person at ICP, located on NYC’s Lower East Side, and online. Tickets to attend the conversation in person are $5 and do not include access to ICP’s galleries. Arrive early to see our current exhibitions We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets and Selections from ICP at 50 on view until January 6, 2025
About the Series
The Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer’s Lecture Series presents one-hour live events featuring scholars and curators in conversation with renowned photographers who champion social change through photography, employ exciting alternative and emerging practices, or ask critical questions about the form. This year’s Fall Season includes Maddie McGarvey with Karrin Anderson (October 21), Sheila Pree Bright with Joseph Rodriguez (November 20), Mark McKnight with Elle Perez (December 4), and Kiliii Yuyan (December 11).
Recent participants in ICP Talks include Shirin Neshat, Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Clifford Prince King, Muriel Hasbun, Shala Miller, Sunil Gupta, Farah Al Qasimi, Guadalupe Rosales, and Pacifico Silano.
Current ICP students and faculty of the One-Year Certificate Programs are automatically enrolled and invited to attend all lectures.
ICP is thrilled to honor Naomi Rosenblum’s contribution to the field and to further her life’s work through this lecture series. Naomi Rosenblum was one of the leading photography historians of her generation and the author of A World History of Photography and A History of Women Photographers. The 2024-2025 Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series is made possible through generous support from the Rosenblum Family.
About the Speaker
Kiliii Yuyan, a photographer of Chinese and Nanai/Hèzhé (East Asian Indigenous) descent, creates photographic stories for National Geographic and other major publications. His projects in the Arctic, and with Indigenous cultures have required wilderness survival, coldwater diving, and a penchant for listening. Kiliii has survived a stalking polar bear, eaten mangoes from the stomach of a fruit bat, and found kinship at the edges of the world. In 2023, Kiliii received the National Geographic Eliza Scidmore Award for Outstanding Storytelling and was named one of PDN’s 30 top photographers in 2019. His work appears in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Amon Carter Museum, and has been honored by numerous photographic awards. He educates and inspires with speaking events around the world.