Musquiqui Chihying's The Link (2024) and The Smart City (2024) are on view at Tai Kwun Contemporay, as part of the group exhibition Stay Connected: Supplying the Globe, curated by Dr. Pi Li and Ying Kwok.
Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008
Exhibition period: 28 Feburary - 31 May, 206
Venue: Tai Kwun Contemporary
Tai Kwun Contemporary presents Stay Connected: Supplying the Globe, the second chapter of Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008. More than 70 artworks from over 40 participating artists re-examine China's role as the world's centre for the production and logistics that sustain modern life. They give insights into the individual stories, family histories, and lesser-seen places impacted by globalisation and by China's unprecedented economic growth in recent decades.
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Connecting the diasporic communities across the Global South that are the legacy of "coolie" labour with today's digital infrastructure, Musquiqui Chihying traces the submarine cable networks built by Chinese corporations through islands once central to colonial trade. The video blends archival imagery with contemporary footage of Mauritius and features Hakka performers in a music video infused with Mauritian style- reimagining historical linkages through sound, image, and rhythm.
The Link (2024)
Three-Channel Video Installation, 30 min
The Smart City (2024)
Alloy Coins, Magnifying Glass, Dimensions Variable
Text and image courtesy of the artist and Tai Kwun Contemporary.
Learn more --
https://www.taikwun.hk/en/programme/detail/stay-connected-supplying-the-globe/1714
