Zhou HanShun

04/12/2025

My new work is part of the NAFA/UAS, MFA Fine Art Open Studio at National Design Center, Annex building, Level 3, from 4 Dec 2025, 6-8pm, 5-7 Dec, 4-8pm.

My MFA project explores the myths surrounding the Mekong River, known by many names across the lands it touches. Along its length, serpent spirits—Lu, Nak, Nagar, Neak, Long—appear in different forms but share a role as guardians of water and life.

This chapter of my long term project, "The River of Many Names", focuses on the Phaya Nak myth of Laos; commonly referred to as Naga, a serpent deity tied to protection, fertility, and the rhythms of the river.

04/12/2025

NAFA/UAS MFA open studio at National Design Center, Annex building, Level 3, from 4-7 Dec 2025, 6-8pm.

My MFA project explores the myths surrounding the Mekong River, known by many names across the lands it touches. Along its length, serpent spirits—Lu, Nak, Nagar, Neak, Long—appear in different forms but share a role as guardians of water and life.

This chapter of my long term project focuses on the Phaya Nak of Laos, commonly referred to as Naga, a serpent deity tied to protection, fertility, and the rhythms of the river.

14/12/2024

The top end of the market continued to contract this year, as trophy lots failed to return in the numbers seen during the Covid-19 pandemic or the years prior to that, while the demand for ultra-contemporary work evaporated, leaving some of the industry’s biggest businesses in a bind.

This was most clear at the auction houses, where sales fell for a second year in a row. At Sotheby’s this came with the announcement of major staff layoffs and reports surfacing of a massive 88% drop in core earnings. This did not prevent Abu Dhabi’s wealth fund, ADQ, from injecting it with $1bn cash—the largest ever investment into art in recent years, according to Sotheby’s chief executive Charles Stewart. The house also closed its deal to buy the Breuer building in New York.

Christie’s garnered its fair share of headlines too, most notoriously falling victim to cyberhackers who got hold of client information and demanded a ransom from the house. It also became the first auction house to open in Saudi Arabia, keen to cash in on the Kingdom’s expanding collector base. Arch rival Sotheby’s, not to be outdone, later announced it would hold the first-ever live auction sale there.

Read more: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/12/12/the-year-in-review-slump-squeezes-biggest-players-and-frieze-for-sale

16/11/2024

Finally here at the finalists exhibition Arte Laguna Prize in Venice. Extremely happy to be amongst the finalists, selected from over 10000 artworks.

03/10/2024

Graciela Iturbide MA-g Awards winners revealed!

2024 has marked the fourth edition of the MA-g awards and it has been wonderful to see such a vast participation from all over the world. We are truly honoured and thankful to Graciela for her partnership with MA-g. The Graciela Iturbide MA-g Awards for photography go to:

- In between the shadows by Sander Vos (Netherlands)
- Once upon the sea by Zhou HanShun (Singapore)
- Shin Joo by Matt Colombo (Italy)
- Sıhhatler Olsun by Asli Özcelik (Germany)

Discover the winning projects here: https://www.ma-g.org/awards/2024/winners/


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15/06/2024

My Artist Dummy Book, "Once Upon The Sea", is one of the 10 finalists at the Athens Photo Festival

It is currently exhibiting at the Benaki Museum / Pireos 138.

Thank you to the esteemed jury team:
Tommaso Parrillo
Panos Panagiotopoulos
Sylvia Sachini .ps
Ioli Tzanetaki
Susan Meiselas

20/01/2024

Honoured to one of the finalists for the
See you in Venice!

19/11/2023

It's a wrap at CICA Museum, Incheon
A big thanks to the founder, Mr Kim Czong Ho for the opportunity to use the space for my solo exhibition.

27/04/2022