Tao Hui The Night of Peacemaking, 2022

The Night of Peacemaking consists of a video screened in a environment that includes seating and warious pieces of equipment typically used in a TV studio. The setting is echoed in the scene depicted in the video. Filmed in a television studio, the narrative premise of The Night of Peacemaking takes as point of reference a famous Chinese program called Gold Medal Mediation, where families and couples will go on TV when they have emotional disputes, and there will be observers, psychologists, or lawyers to help them mediate the conflicts. After a successful mediation session, participants of the Gold Medal Mediation episodes sign an agreement, but in many cases it actually does not work out.