Sinan 思楠 Yassine ياسين Steven Liu is a political ecologist and post-humanist ethnographer based in London. His research focuses on the inherent agency of non-human actors, primarily soil and plants, and how capitalism appropriates the labour of non-humans.
Working in the food and beverage industry, he gained insight into how food systems operate within Western urban economies. Through his carnal immersion, Sinan sought to understand the cultural performance of food spaces, such as recognising New Nordic Cuisine as dreamworlds that catalyse urban future-building.
During his university career, Sinan saw his camera as a companion, enabling him to immerse himself deeply in the surrounding moments. He trained himself to look upwards, focus on the details, and feel the 'silence'. His visual identity thus followed, presenting dense environments through saturated contrast of light and shadows.
Sinan’s work reflects his ethics as an ethnographer, being reflexive about what is represented: a photograph is a proxy capable of appropriation, orientalism, and fetishisation. Drawing on key ethical considerations from urban ethnographers, Sinan seeks to engage in passionate, embodied immersion, navigating the boundaries of consent and representation as they explore contemporary urban identities.
Sinan holds an MSc in Human Geography and Urban Studies (Research) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Working in the food and beverage industry, he gained insight into how food systems operate within Western urban economies. Through his carnal immersion, Sinan sought to understand the cultural performance of food spaces, such as recognising New Nordic Cuisine as dreamworlds that catalyse urban future-building.
During his university career, Sinan saw his camera as a companion, enabling him to immerse himself deeply in the surrounding moments. He trained himself to look upwards, focus on the details, and feel the 'silence'. His visual identity thus followed, presenting dense environments through saturated contrast of light and shadows.
Sinan’s work reflects his ethics as an ethnographer, being reflexive about what is represented: a photograph is a proxy capable of appropriation, orientalism, and fetishisation. Drawing on key ethical considerations from urban ethnographers, Sinan seeks to engage in passionate, embodied immersion, navigating the boundaries of consent and representation as they explore contemporary urban identities.
Sinan holds an MSc in Human Geography and Urban Studies (Research) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.