A Contemplation of Yearning: The Photographic World of Nguan Han Lui Nguan Han Lui, known simply as Nguan, is a Singaporean photographer whose work resonates with a quiet power, an ability to distill the complex emotions of urban life into strikingly beautiful and often melancholic images. Born in Singapore in 1975, Nguan’s artistic journey began not as a deliberate pursuit of photography, but rather as a means of understanding his ow…