Introduction

CAC Málaga presents the European premiere of Tao Hui's 2021 video Being Wild.

Being Wild follows a young woman who is seen skating through various settings—a college town, an old paper factory, an urban movie set, and a city center—singing lyrics by 1980s Taiwanese folk singers Tai Chao-mei and Helen Wang. The lyrics are interspersed with lines that the artist wrote, creating a dialogue between the two.

Roller skating came to China in the 1980s, and it gained popularity after the 1989 Asian Roller Skating Championship, which embedded it in the collective memory of a generation. The video draws on settings that frequently appear in film and television. Here, the everyday act of skating becomes a metaphor for the rapid passage of time. With this ambulatory activity, individuals can use their bodies as a measure of the city and of the pace of the economy, exploring how to break free from restrictions.

Tao Hui
Being Wild
CAC Málaga
C. Alemania, S/N
29001 Málaga
August 1 – October 29, 2023
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