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Czech TerezÃn Memorial Exhibits Portraits of Hong Kong #PoliticalPrisoners
A painting installation by Hong Kong artist #LorettaLau depicting some Hong Kong political prisoners will open on 7 October 2021 in TerezÃn Memorial, a former #NAZI concentration camp in the #CzechRepublic.
Lau was invited to take part in Fortress 1980 exhibition and human rights conference. Titled ‘The Cells’, the paintings are installed in solitary confinement cells, a stark reminder of ‘the nature of the dictators has never changed,’ said Lau.
'The Cells' features 13 political prisoners under the Hong Kong National Security Law, including Jimmy Lai Chi-ying, Tonyee Chow Hang-tung, Tony Chung Hon-lam, Agnes Chow Ting, and more.
A faint portrait of each prisoner is painted on a piece of white door curtain installed at the entrance to a solitary confinement cell.
To have a clear view of the portraits, visitors must walk into the cells. Looking from inside out, the images will be lit up by the light outside.
The design aims to arouse the visitor’s empathy with those imprisoned. ‘I hope by having them walking into the cells, they will have a direct and personal experience of how being confined feels like,’ said Loretta.
*Note: The artist Loretta Lauwill stage a live performance at TerezÃn Memorial at 5pm Thursday Oct 7 (HKT 2300). She will use her movements and voices to commemorate the countless people who suffered in the concentration camps, to resonate between the tragedies in the past and the happening misfortunes.
The performance will be streamed live at: https://youtu.be/IZ6b-KPctOk
Source: Stand News #Oct1
https://www.thestandnews.com/art/%E6%8D%B7%E5%85%8B%E7%B4%8D%E7%B2%B9%E9%9B%86%E4%B8%AD%E7%87%9F%E7%B4%80%E5%BF%B5%E9%A4%A8%E5%B1%95%E8%A6%BD-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E8%97%9D%E8%A1%93%E5%AE%B6%E7%8D%B2%E9%82%80%E5%8F%83%E8%88%87-%E5%B1%95%E5%87%BA%E5%9C%8B%E5%AE%89%E6%B3%95%E8%A2%AB%E6%8D%95%E8%80%85%E8%82%96%E5%83%8F
#Art #Culture #Installation #Exhibition #TheCell #ProtestArt #ConcentrationCamp
Czech TerezÃn Memorial Exhibits Portraits of Hong Kong #PoliticalPrisoners
A painting installation by Hong Kong artist #LorettaLau depicting some Hong Kong political prisoners will open on 7 October 2021 in TerezÃn Memorial, a former #NAZI concentration camp in the #CzechRepublic.
Lau was invited to take part in Fortress 1980 exhibition and human rights conference. Titled ‘The Cells’, the paintings are installed in solitary confinement cells, a stark reminder of ‘the nature of the dictators has never changed,’ said Lau.
'The Cells' features 13 political prisoners under the Hong Kong National Security Law, including Jimmy Lai Chi-ying, Tonyee Chow Hang-tung, Tony Chung Hon-lam, Agnes Chow Ting, and more.
A faint portrait of each prisoner is painted on a piece of white door curtain installed at the entrance to a solitary confinement cell.
To have a clear view of the portraits, visitors must walk into the cells. Looking from inside out, the images will be lit up by the light outside.
The design aims to arouse the visitor’s empathy with those imprisoned. ‘I hope by having them walking into the cells, they will have a direct and personal experience of how being confined feels like,’ said Loretta.
*Note: The artist Loretta Lauwill stage a live performance at TerezÃn Memorial at 5pm Thursday Oct 7 (HKT 2300). She will use her movements and voices to commemorate the countless people who suffered in the concentration camps, to resonate between the tragedies in the past and the happening misfortunes.
The performance will be streamed live at: https://youtu.be/IZ6b-KPctOk
Source: Stand News #Oct1
https://www.thestandnews.com/art/%E6%8D%B7%E5%85%8B%E7%B4%8D%E7%B2%B9%E9%9B%86%E4%B8%AD%E7%87%9F%E7%B4%80%E5%BF%B5%E9%A4%A8%E5%B1%95%E8%A6%BD-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E8%97%9D%E8%A1%93%E5%AE%B6%E7%8D%B2%E9%82%80%E5%8F%83%E8%88%87-%E5%B1%95%E5%87%BA%E5%9C%8B%E5%AE%89%E6%B3%95%E8%A2%AB%E6%8D%95%E8%80%85%E8%82%96%E5%83%8F
#Art #Culture #Installation #Exhibition #TheCell #ProtestArt #ConcentrationCamp
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