Yana Sholen (b. 1984, Kazakhstan), Belgium. Artist who works with ceramics. Her work arises from the need for an expression in utilitarian ceramics. Giving the objects an organic shape, living texture and an individual character. Her work is characterized by the use of impure, rough clay and fine paper porcelain. By adding iron oxides, cobalt glaze and gold leaf to the surface, she achieves a balanced finish between the raw and the pure, the stillness and the movement, to find an essence. Born in Central Asia and now living in Europe, she still finds the necessary elements there for her work, be it the landscapes, the colors, or the cultural heritage.