Chung-Hsi Han (The Hague, 1958) was born and raised in The Netherlands by Chinese-Indonesian parents. After his degree in Civil Engineering at the TU Delft, Han moved to Nepal to work there for a couple years on the engineering of bridges. There he found himself surrounded by the most beautiful wild nature. As he walked from one bridge to the other for work assignments, he found himself walking on little goat passages, amongst the vast lush nature. This made a great impression on Han and is still his greatest source of inspiration. Later when Han started studying at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague from 1993-1997, he found a way to channel this inspiration into drawings.

Han’s work shows tension between the abstract and landscape. It is often characterized by a strong contrast between the dark and light. Han’s drawings are made with ink, acrylic and/or charcoal on traditional Nepalese paper, sourced from Nepal. The use of this gorgeous Lokta paper creates texture and makes the drawing more tactile. Seeing Han’s work in person is as if you can feel the texture of the paper through your eyes.

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