Musquiqui Chihying 致穎 Taipei, b. 1985

Musquiqui Chihying is a visual artist and filmmaker based between Taipei and Berlin. His artistic endeavors explore the entanglements of post- and trans-modernity in the Global South, postcolonial identity, and the politics of technology. Working with moving images, sound, and music, he develops narrative vocabularies that unsettle dominant regimes of representation and propose alternative perspectives on the interconnectedness of human and ecological systems. His current research engages with Afro-Asian maritime histories, from the circuits of indentured labor in the Indian Ocean to contemporary infrastructural and smart-city projects led by Chinese technology corporations in Africa. Through these inquiries, Chihying situates aesthetic practice as a critical site for rethinking transoceanic exchange, colonial legacies, and planetary modernity.

Chihying's works have been exhibited in numerous international art institutions, including HKW Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin; Migros Museum of Contemporary Art; Zürich; Art Sonje Center, Seoul; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Power Station of Art, Shanghai; UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing; Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei; and Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong among others. His film works have been screened at various film festivals, including Locarno Film Festival; Busan International Video Art Festival; International Film Festival Rotterdam; and the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival.

He is an awardee of the Tung Chung Prize by The Hong Foundation and the LOOP Video Art Award from the Han Nefkens Foundation and the Joan Miró Foundation. He is also a member of the Taiwanese art group Fuxinghen Studio and leads the Research Lab of Image and Sound (RLIS), focusing on media technology and image politics research. His solo exhibition Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation is currently on view at Hayward Gallery, London.