Photographs by Howard Hsu and Mateo Zachai at Shoreline Community College Art Gallery

The Other Half: Displays of Wealth in a Recession

Double-Take: Photographs by Mateo Zapata Zachai

Howard Hsu, California Academy of Sciences 
Opening Gala , 16"x20", Chromogenic Print
Courtesy SCC Gallery

The Other Half is Hsu’s look behind the closed-door gatherings of wealth, or perceived wealth, in America. The photographs were taken as rumors of an impending recession quickly became reality. The project explores ostentatious attire, unconventional gestures, and objects of gratification.

Mateo Zachai, Untitled (Ballard #209) ,
20” x 24”, C-print
Courtesy SCC Gallery

Mateo’s Double-Take is a series of deconstructed photographs created by punching holes in negatives and reconstructing them in the darkroom. The rows of disaggregated photographic circles are inspired by Lichtenstein’s Ben-Day Dots and Chuck Close’s cell-grid portraits.

Howard Hsu and Mateo Zachai are photography instructors at Shoreline Community College.

An artist reception will be held from 3-4 p.m., January 12, 2012 in the College Gallery.

The College Gallery at Shoreline Community College is located near the main entrance to the college on the south end of campus in the 1000 Building. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Parking and pay stations are nearby. The college is located at 16101 Greenwood Avenue North, west of Aurora Avenue and just north of Seattle city limits.