Shao-Feng Hsu

Thanks @Glenhelfand wonderful words on the Night Swimming portfolio published on @photographmag , also appreciate @jeanmdykstra for putting this together🖤. Link in bio or here! . /portfolio/shao-feng-hsu-night-swimming/

Join us this April 17th from 6 – 8 PM in-person at our gallery in Fort Mason, led by visual artist, Shao-Feng Hsu. This is a great chance to share your work, get feedback, and connect with fellow members. Whether your goal is growth or inspiration, this critique session offers a space to engage with and learn from others’ work. Bring your latest pieces and let’s come together to share our photography in a supportive, relaxed setting. Email [email protected] to present. Space is limited to 5 presenters. To attend, please register at our website at sfcamerawork.org *This event is open to SFC Members only.*

Hey all! I’m selling my @aquatech_imagingsolutions Elite underwater sport housing for Canon 5D Mark III. Purchased in 2014 and I am the original owner. The housing has been well cared for and remains in good working condition. I am selling it because I now dive deeper than the 10m and no longer use this setup! Included: • AquaTech Elite housing for Canon 5D Mark III • P-120 flat port + zoom gear (used with 16–35mm) • P-215 flat port + zoom gear (used with 70–200mm) • Pistol grip • Protective covers and accessories This is a solid setup for surf/swimming photography, water sports, or underwater photography (up to ~10 meters). Everything functions properly and the housing has been stored carefully when not in use. Condition: • Housing fully functional • Pistol trigger occasionally sticks, but the standard shutter button on top works perfectly • Normal cosmetic wear from use • O-rings maintained and housing kept clean Price: $1200 OBO Location: Oakland / San Francisco Bay Area Local pickup preferred. DM me if you have questions!

⚡𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲!⚡ 📅 FREE online auction registration is OPEN! (link in bio) 📅 Online bidding opens Sept 27 📅 Exhibition opening celebration on Sunday, Sept 28, 3–6PM at the museum Meet five more artists in this year’s online auction and exhibition: 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝗞𝗮𝘆𝗲 (@ray_ray_kaye ) Kaye’s 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺, 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳 explores abstraction as a way of mapping sensation and memory. Her compositions are built from intricate patterns and vibrant fields of color that shift between references to foliage, flowers, and the female body. 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 A Bolinas-based historian and artist working across many mediums, Haworth’s 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘴 𝘕𝘰 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 centers on the Eternal Knot as both a spiritual symbol and reflection of contemporary physics, suggesting the deep interdependence of all things. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻 (@marydaniel.hobson ) For over 25 years Hobson has explored mixed media photography. 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 #5 layers images of buoys, maps, and texts inside a bottle, then re-photographs them to create touchstones of an inner territory that is at once wild and peaceful. 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗼-𝗙𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝘀𝘂 (@shaofenghsu ) In 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, Hsu exhales underwater onto light-sensitive paper during the new moon, capturing breath as image. His work recalls childhood memory while reframing water as a site of intimacy and transformation. 𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗻/𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 (@hughen_starkweather ) Longtime collaborators Amanda Hughen and Jennifer Starkweather create works that chart the systems shaping our environment. 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳 (𝘗𝘪𝘱𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴) explores the fragile networks of water, underscoring its urgency in a changing climate.

Join us Saturday, August 30 from 3–4:30PM at the Bolinas Museum for an afternoon of conversation reflecting on water as both subject and material within artistic practice. Exhibiting artists Charlie Callahan (@batrayz ), Kristiana Chan 莊礼恩 (@kristi_chan ), Aubrey Trinnaman (@waubi_saubi ) and Tanja Geis (@geis.t ), whose work in featured in 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘵, and Shao-Feng Hsu (@shaofenghsu ), whose work is featured in 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸, will be in dialogue with Marialidia Marcotulli (@deepervisions ), Bolinas Museum Board President, @withitgirl founder, and water scholar. Through drawing, sculpture, installation, and photography, these artists reveal how water connects human and nonhuman life: considering the ocean as a site of memory and survival, the histories of extraction and migration shaping our coasts, and water as both an archive and a shapeshifter. Free and open to all!

The latest Art is Awesome episode is a replay of @shaofenghsu . His exhibition, From Below, is at the @bolinasmuseum through September 21. This Saturday, August 23, Shao Feng will be in conversation with his friend and fellow swimmer, the novelist @mengjinwrites , from 2-4. There will also be some seafood snacks by @whitneyvangrin .

Shao-Feng Hsu (@shaofenghsu ) is a visual artist whose practice engages with the intricate interactions between humans and aquatic environments. Growing up in Taiwan, Hsu developed a physical and personal relationship with water, first through swimming to manage childhood asthma, and later during compulsory military service on the Kinmen Islands. Using both analog and digital methods of image-making, Hsu reframes how water is seen and understood. His work often explores the idea of the ecotone–the space between water and air, land and sea, body and environment. In 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, Hsu exhales underwater onto light-sensitive paper, capturing each breath as a one-of-a-kind image on the darkest night of the month, the new moon. The series recalls his childhood practice of holding his breath at the bottom of a pool and watching bubbles rise to the surface. With 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, Hsu turns to California’s Pacific shoreline. Images of tide pools, kelp, and seawater gestures echo his relationship with the ocean, linking distant coasts through a shared body of water. 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲? 𝗔: Swimming or wading in different bodies of water informs my creative process. Embodied experience comes first, and then the work reveals itself afterward. 𝗤: 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲? 𝗔: I always check the tide chart and moon phase before going out to make an image. So much of my work is associated with planetary phenomena and how they influence aquatic spaces. 𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁? 𝗔: In 2022–2023, I often visited the Marin Headlands and northern coastline during my residency at @headlandsarts . It gave me a deeper experience of how the coastal space changes seasonally: tidal levels shifted, kelp died and revived, migratory coastal birds arrived and left. Join @shaofenghsu this Saturday, August 23, 2–4PM in the Bolinas Museum courtyard for a conversation with @mengjinwrites and snacks by @whitneyvangrin

Join us this Saturday, August 23 from 2–4PM in the museum courtyard for an afternoon of art, conversation, and ocean-inspired edible offerings. Free and open to all! Exhibiting artist Shao-Feng Hsu (@shaofenghsu ) will discuss his work and water-based practice with novelist Meng Jin (@mengjinwrites ), his friend and swimming-buddy and author of 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘴 and 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵. In tandem with the talk, a seaweed-based menu of snacks and beverages inspired by Shao-Feng’s exhibition 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 will be offered by Whitney Vangrin (@whitneyvangrin ), the founder of 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘛𝘦𝘢, a series of relationship-focused gatherings featuring fermentation-inspired menus. Images: 1. SHAO-FENG HSU (@shaofenghsu ), Cavitation, 2023, unique silver gelatin print, 20 x 16 inches 2. Night Tea Vol 4 by @whitneyvangrin , Los Angeles. Photo by Nathan Jorgensen. Featuring Textile decor by Lily Forbes. 4. Seaweed and Spun Sugar Offering Menu by Whitney Vangrin (@whitneyvangrin )

Join us on Saturday, July 19 from 2–5PM as we open three new summer exhibitions that trace our connections to water, memory, and place. 𝙃𝙊𝙇𝘿 𝙁𝘼𝙎𝙏: Charlie Callahan, Kristiana Chan 莊礼恩, Tanja Geis, and Aubrey Trinnaman Curated by Noelle Hiam and Jessica Shaefer The title 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘵 borrows from a featured body of work by Tanja Geis highlighting root-like structures that enable marine organisms to survive tempestuous ocean currents by anchoring to a solid substrate, and offers a powerful metaphor for Earth—the ultimate holdfast for all life. The works presented in the exhibition invite the viewer to consider ideas around oceanic biodiversity, ecological stewardship, resource extraction, and the potential for a deeper understanding of the ineluctable interdependence of human and nonhuman beings. 𝙁𝙍𝙊𝙈 𝘽𝙀𝙇𝙊𝙒: Shao-Feng Hsu Curated by Noelle Hiam and Jessica Shaefer 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 features selections from two parallel bodies of work by Shao-Feng Hsu, who employs both analog and digital methods of photographic image production. Hsu’s practice is rooted in a deeply embodied practice in the water and an intimate observation of ecotones, the spaces between biological communities. His work explores the relationships between water and air, land and sea, bodies and the environment, and our connections with the people and places we long to be near. 𝙒𝙃𝘼𝙏 𝙈𝘼𝙋𝙎 𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙀𝘼𝙇 Curated by Elia Haworth Through historic and contemporary maps of Marin County, 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭 presents a fascinating view of history, cultural strata, and stories from the past and present. The maps on view demonstrate the astonishing cartographic accuracy of maps created from U.S. Coast and Geodetic Surveys in the late 1800s alongside the extraordinary perspectives offered by modern technology. Artists: @batrayz @kristi_chan @geis.t @waubi_saubi @shaofenghsu Image captions below ↓

Meet our 2025 San Francisco Bay Area Artadia Awards Finalist! Shao-Feng Hsu (b. 1989, Taiwan) is a visual artist based in Oakland, CA, working at the intersection of photography, ecology, and personal narrative. Drawing from his coastal upbringing and military service on the Kinmen Islands, his work reflects on water as a source, a site of cultural exchange, and a zone of geopolitical transformation. He teaches at UC Santa Cruz and Diablo Valley College, is a 2024–2026 Artist-in-Residence with Unseen California, and has been awarded residencies by Yaddo and the Headlands Center for the Arts. Hsu’s work explores the intricate entanglement between coastal environments, human history, and the ecosystems that thrive where land meets sea. Through photography, field immersion—including wading, swimming, and diving—and collaborations with marine scientists, he examines water as both subject and metaphor: a vessel of cultural memory, political tension, and deep geologic time. His images reflect themes of migration, climate change, and the fluid boundaries that shape our relationship to place, the environment, and one another. Headshot photo by Lizzy Myers.

We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who attended the opening reception on February 9th. It was a pleasure to celebrate this occasion with such an engaged audience. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience this remarkable exhibition showcasing the works of talented artists: Arda Asena Rouchka Bourquelot Gianfranco Civile Edoardo Cozzani Elsa Hammaren Shao-Feng Hsu SuJung Jo Katharina Kiefert Xingze Li Zoila Molina Yana Nosenko Jay Patel Federico Rabinovich Kunwar Prithvi Singh Rathore Nikita Seleznev Hari Priya Vangaru Qiaosen Yang Jingge (Ginger) Zhang Location: 15-08 121st Street, College Point, New York Gallery Hours: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Closed Monday and Tuesday) The exhibition will run until February 23rd, 2025. #artgallery #artist #artexhibition #photography #fineartphotography #finearts #installation #installationart

For me, places where the tide comes and goes are also where history is revealed. After six years, I traveled back to Kinmen and revisited its post-Chinese-Civil-War coastline, with abandoned bunkers, propaganda broadcast stations, and barbed sisal fields. I walked along beaches littered with miles of Chinese coastal aquaculture garbage, juxtaposed against new green energy wind turbines. I saw million-year-old granite rocks scarred with countless bomb craters and encountered ancient creatures like horseshoe crabs and oysters. As devastating as things may appear, I still find this place fascinatingly complex—culturally, geopolitically, and ecologically. Note: Starting each day with a warm bowl of Cantonese congee and fried dough sticks for breakfast is never a bad idea during Kinmen’s winter.