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 labour 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.
Musquiqui Chihying's works have been exhibited in numerous international art institutions, including HKW Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, Migros Museum of Contemporary art in Switzerland, Art Sonje Center in Seoul, Centre Pompidou in Paris, Power Station of Art in Shanghai, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, MoCA Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei, among others. His film works have been screened at various film festivals, including Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, Rotterdam Film Festival in the Netherlands, and the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. In 2023, he was awarded the Tung Chung Prize by The Hong Foundation in Taiwan. In 2019, he received the LOOP Video Art Award from the Han Nefkens Foundation and the Joan Miró Foundation in Spain. He is 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.
work
The Alp
The Bedroom
The Cable
The Camera (16)
The Camera (17)
The Camera (36)
The Camera (65)
The Chat
The Cultural Center
The Dust
The Figure
The Gate
The Jog
The Lighting
The Link
The Looty
The Map
The Mask
The Postcard
The Route
The Sallow Man
The Sculpture
The Smart City
The Toyota
The Vitrine
collective
Bengawan Solo
Café Togo
Songs of SPECX The Currency-Sensing 01 The Currency-Vinyl The Gesture I
The Gesture II The Guestbook The Sallow Sea
exhibition
Ghost In The Sea Too Loud A Dust
On The Faience Of Your Eyes There Are Lights That Never Go Out I'll Be Back Resistance is Futile
Modern Life is Dull
The Alp
The Bedroom
The Cable
The Camera (16)
The Camera (17)
The Camera (36)
The Camera (65)
The Chat
The Cultural Center
The Dust
The Figure
The Gate
The Jog
The Lighting
The Link
The Looty
The Map
The Mask
The Postcard
The Route
The Sallow Man
The Sculpture
The Smart City
The Toyota
The Vitrine
collective
Bengawan Solo
Café Togo
Songs of SPECX The Currency-Sensing 01 The Currency-Vinyl The Gesture I
The Gesture II The Guestbook The Sallow Sea
exhibition
Ghost In The Sea Too Loud A Dust
On The Faience Of Your Eyes There Are Lights That Never Go Out I'll Be Back Resistance is Futile
Modern Life is Dull