Born in Taipei, Taiwan
Lives and works in Taipei.
Education
MFA(2020-2023), Major in Photography
School of Fine Art,
Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
Graduated with distinction
BA(2008-2012) in Architecture,
Chung Yuan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Chih-Kang Hsu, a Taiwanese artist based in Taipei, explores the intricate relationship between memorization, materialization, and destruction of images. With a background in architecture and film set design, Hsu's practice spans photography, moving image, and installation. His works challenge conventional views on monuments and collective memory, engaging with themes of fragility and societal reflections. By dismantling traditional narratives, he invites viewers to reconsider the dynamic interplay between individuals and historical symbols. Hsu has exhibited internationally, showcasing his multidisciplinary approach that navigates the boundaries of materiality and representation. His diverse experiences in film, photography, and curation contribute to a nuanced exploration of memory and image construction.
Award
2024
• Finalist nominated(Co-designer), Unremembered memory 未記之憶,Design Contest of Local Hakka Memorial, hosted by Hakka Affairs Council, Taipei, Taiwan
2021
• Finalist nominated(Co-designer), Interfade, X-Site Art Installation Competition, hosted by Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2020
• Top 10 Architecture/Interior Design(Co-designer), COID, Covid-19 Design Innovation Grant, hosted by IDA(International Design Awards), USA
2019
• Premiere Screening Finalist. Short film Chiu-Hwa Wang, student film competition Women Architects are Everywhere, hosted by ARCHITEXX, New York, USA
Exhibition
2023
• POST, group show, curated by Jenny Brownrigg and Francesca Zappia, Reid Gallery, Glasgow, UK
• COST OF NAPPING, group show, curated by Chia-Chi Tsao, The Garage, Glasgow, UK
• Arranging a Narrative (participated artist), printed zine/ebook, curated by Julia (Tzu-Chun) Wu, Glasgow, UK
• For the time being. (participated artist), printed zine, curated by Kita C., Glasgow, UK
2022
• 14 Glasgow, group show, curated by Caitlin Heaney, New Glasgow Society,Glasgow, UK
• (in)Vested Interest, group show, curated by Mollika Khandelwal, Chia-Chi Tsao, Eliza Coulson, Peter Bloor, Reid Building, Glasogw, UK
• Uncomfortable Encounters, group show, curated by Isabelle Belanger, Phoebe Crawford, Diana Kukharenko, Susan So Shan Yau, Kita C., Barnes Building, Glasgow, UK
2020
• To a Passer-By, online group show, curated by Caitlin Heaney, Glasgow, UK
2017
• RAW, solo show, curated by Li-Yu Hsu, Ms. Hsu's Paperweights, Taipei, Taiwan
2014
• Those I have never said, group show, curated by Yueh-Ting Hsieh, QZ Warehouse, Taipei, Taiwan
Participant
合作計畫
2020
• Concept artist, Mo-Nien (末年), promo for the book Modern Architecture and Transplanted Modernity in Postwar Taiwan(2020) by Li-Yu Hsu, Taiwan
• Director and Co-curator, short film What's Up Green?, promo for the civic group What’s Up Green, Taiwan
• Director, short film Shuang Lian Da Gou(雙連大溝打勾勾), promo for Taipei City Government participatory budgeting, Taipei, Taiwan
• Co-curator, pop-up landscape intervention Chung Li Deepeemeetplace(中壢地埤聚場), Taoyuan, Taiwan
◦ 概念影像，末年，書籍 末年：戰後台灣現代建築與移植現代性（2020） ，許麗玉 著
◦ 影像導演、共同策畫人，短片 綠地草什麼？，市民團體附近綠地草什麼宣傳短片
◦ 影像導演，短片 雙連大溝打勾勾，台北市參與式預算中山區雙連大溝計畫宣傳短片
◦ 共同策展人，行動展演 中壢地埤聚場，發起人 王正祥
2017
• Director and Co-curator , 1st Architectural Review Competition, hosted by Dioxi Research, Taiwan
◦ 影像導演、共同策展人，第一屆建築評論公開賽，著時研究所
Work Experience
工作資歷
• Freelance Photographer @wofotostudio for architecture, interior space, exhibition and installation.
◦ 接案攝影師，建築、室內空間、展覽、藝術裝置，物景攝影工作室
2021
• Pre-Scene Designer, TV Drama A Perfect Blossom, directed by Ya-Chih Cheng, Taiwan
◦ 前期場景設計，電視劇 塑膠花（2024）
2019
• Assistant Set Designer, feature film The Soul(2021), directed by Wei-Hao Cheng, Taiwan
◦ 設計製圖，電影長片 緝魂（2021）
2018
• Art Department Assistant, feature film Monster Run(2020), directed byHenri Wong , China
• Art Excutive Designer, feature film Fall in Love at First Kiss(2019), directed by Yu-Shan Chen, Taiwan
• Photographer, interactive installation by COLORS Kyoto meets Taiwan, タイム堂, Kyoto, Japan
◦ 美術助理，電影長片 怪物先生（2020）
◦ 設計執行，電影長片 一吻定情（2019）
◦ 專案攝影師，by COLORS Kyoto meets Taiwan，主辦タイム堂洛景工房株式会社，協辦 台湾観光協会大阪事務所
2016
• Draftsman, feature film Bleeding Steel(2017), directed by Leo Zhang, China
• Set Designer, feature film Pigeon Tango(2017), directed by Chi-Yuan Lee, Taiwan
• Vediographer, Ghost Recon® Wildlands Reality television, Ubisoft, Taiwan
◦ 北京組製圖監工，電影長片 機器之血（2017）
◦ 場景設計，電影長片 盜命師（2017）
◦ 側拍，真人實境秀火線獵殺：野境 （2017）
2015
• Art Department Assistant, feature film The Village of No Return(2017), directed by Yu-Hsun Chen, Taiwan
◦ 場景組美術助理，電影長片 健忘村（2017）
2014
• Art Department Assistant, feature film Silence(2016), directed by Martin Charles Scorsese, Taiwan
◦ 場景組美術助理，電影長片 沉默（2016）
Lives and works in Taipei.
Education
MFA(2020-2023), Major in Photography
School of Fine Art,
Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
Graduated with distinction
BA(2008-2012) in Architecture,
Chung Yuan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Chih-Kang Hsu, a Taiwanese artist based in Taipei, explores the intricate relationship between memorization, materialization, and destruction of images. With a background in architecture and film set design, Hsu's practice spans photography, moving image, and installation. His works challenge conventional views on monuments and collective memory, engaging with themes of fragility and societal reflections. By dismantling traditional narratives, he invites viewers to reconsider the dynamic interplay between individuals and historical symbols. Hsu has exhibited internationally, showcasing his multidisciplinary approach that navigates the boundaries of materiality and representation. His diverse experiences in film, photography, and curation contribute to a nuanced exploration of memory and image construction.
Award
2024
• Finalist nominated(Co-designer), Unremembered memory 未記之憶,Design Contest of Local Hakka Memorial, hosted by Hakka Affairs Council, Taipei, Taiwan
2021
• Finalist nominated(Co-designer), Interfade, X-Site Art Installation Competition, hosted by Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2020
• Top 10 Architecture/Interior Design(Co-designer), COID, Covid-19 Design Innovation Grant, hosted by IDA(International Design Awards), USA
2019
• Premiere Screening Finalist. Short film Chiu-Hwa Wang, student film competition Women Architects are Everywhere, hosted by ARCHITEXX, New York, USA
Exhibition
2023
• POST, group show, curated by Jenny Brownrigg and Francesca Zappia, Reid Gallery, Glasgow, UK
• COST OF NAPPING, group show, curated by Chia-Chi Tsao, The Garage, Glasgow, UK
• Arranging a Narrative (participated artist), printed zine/ebook, curated by Julia (Tzu-Chun) Wu, Glasgow, UK
• For the time being. (participated artist), printed zine, curated by Kita C., Glasgow, UK
2022
• 14 Glasgow, group show, curated by Caitlin Heaney, New Glasgow Society,Glasgow, UK
• (in)Vested Interest, group show, curated by Mollika Khandelwal, Chia-Chi Tsao, Eliza Coulson, Peter Bloor, Reid Building, Glasogw, UK
• Uncomfortable Encounters, group show, curated by Isabelle Belanger, Phoebe Crawford, Diana Kukharenko, Susan So Shan Yau, Kita C., Barnes Building, Glasgow, UK
2020
• To a Passer-By, online group show, curated by Caitlin Heaney, Glasgow, UK
2017
• RAW, solo show, curated by Li-Yu Hsu, Ms. Hsu's Paperweights, Taipei, Taiwan
2014
• Those I have never said, group show, curated by Yueh-Ting Hsieh, QZ Warehouse, Taipei, Taiwan
Participant
合作計畫
2020
• Concept artist, Mo-Nien (末年), promo for the book Modern Architecture and Transplanted Modernity in Postwar Taiwan(2020) by Li-Yu Hsu, Taiwan
• Director and Co-curator, short film What's Up Green?, promo for the civic group What’s Up Green, Taiwan
• Director, short film Shuang Lian Da Gou(雙連大溝打勾勾), promo for Taipei City Government participatory budgeting, Taipei, Taiwan
• Co-curator, pop-up landscape intervention Chung Li Deepeemeetplace(中壢地埤聚場), Taoyuan, Taiwan
◦ 概念影像，末年，書籍 末年：戰後台灣現代建築與移植現代性（2020） ，許麗玉 著
◦ 影像導演、共同策畫人，短片 綠地草什麼？，市民團體附近綠地草什麼宣傳短片
◦ 影像導演，短片 雙連大溝打勾勾，台北市參與式預算中山區雙連大溝計畫宣傳短片
◦ 共同策展人，行動展演 中壢地埤聚場，發起人 王正祥
2017
• Director and Co-curator , 1st Architectural Review Competition, hosted by Dioxi Research, Taiwan
◦ 影像導演、共同策展人，第一屆建築評論公開賽，著時研究所
Work Experience
工作資歷
• Freelance Photographer @wofotostudio for architecture, interior space, exhibition and installation.
◦ 接案攝影師，建築、室內空間、展覽、藝術裝置，物景攝影工作室
2021
• Pre-Scene Designer, TV Drama A Perfect Blossom, directed by Ya-Chih Cheng, Taiwan
◦ 前期場景設計，電視劇 塑膠花（2024）
2019
• Assistant Set Designer, feature film The Soul(2021), directed by Wei-Hao Cheng, Taiwan
◦ 設計製圖，電影長片 緝魂（2021）
2018
• Art Department Assistant, feature film Monster Run(2020), directed byHenri Wong , China
• Art Excutive Designer, feature film Fall in Love at First Kiss(2019), directed by Yu-Shan Chen, Taiwan
• Photographer, interactive installation by COLORS Kyoto meets Taiwan, タイム堂, Kyoto, Japan
◦ 美術助理，電影長片 怪物先生（2020）
◦ 設計執行，電影長片 一吻定情（2019）
◦ 專案攝影師，by COLORS Kyoto meets Taiwan，主辦タイム堂洛景工房株式会社，協辦 台湾観光協会大阪事務所
2016
• Draftsman, feature film Bleeding Steel(2017), directed by Leo Zhang, China
• Set Designer, feature film Pigeon Tango(2017), directed by Chi-Yuan Lee, Taiwan
• Vediographer, Ghost Recon® Wildlands Reality television, Ubisoft, Taiwan
◦ 北京組製圖監工，電影長片 機器之血（2017）
◦ 場景設計，電影長片 盜命師（2017）
◦ 側拍，真人實境秀火線獵殺：野境 （2017）
2015
• Art Department Assistant, feature film The Village of No Return(2017), directed by Yu-Hsun Chen, Taiwan
◦ 場景組美術助理，電影長片 健忘村（2017）
2014
• Art Department Assistant, feature film Silence(2016), directed by Martin Charles Scorsese, Taiwan
◦ 場景組美術助理，電影長片 沉默（2016）