Tao Hui /In the Land Beyond Living /Sep 26, 2024 – Feb 2, 2025 / JC ContemporaryTai Kwun10 Hollywood Road Central, Hong KongTue – Sun, 11am – 7pm taikwun.hk Tai Kwun Contemporary is proud to present Tao Hui’s first institutional solo exhibition in Hong Kong, In the Land Beyond Living. Through painting, sculpture, video, sound, installation, and set design, the artist Tao Hui (b. 1987, Chongqing) constructs an absurdist, surreal landscape. Viewers are invited to reconsider the lives and spiritual states of ordinary folks as they navigate the ebb and flow of social development in China — from north to south, inland to coast, urban to rural, and industry to nature. In the Land Beyond Living highlights the ways in which Tao Hui explores various individual struggles through his artistic practice. These include ethnic minorities living in the Hexi Corridor in the western province of Gansu, migrant workers eking out a living in rapidly developing cities, and new elites pursuing spiritual fulfillment. Weaving together stories of harsh conditions, migration waves, and regional disparities with the relentless search for a …