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Hong Kong Artist on Current Turbulent Times: "We're bringing light into darkness"
Although Hong Kong Police banned the annual candlelight vigil on this 32nd anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre, the cordons cannot put out the flames of remembrance. Many artists and performers held memorials in their own ways, keeping the memories of the truth alive.
Political cartoonist Wong Chiu-tat created an image of a burning candle, and made it available for public to use as a phone background image.
"Every time you turn it on, you light a candle," he explains the message of the art.
"In the times we're living in now, this is even more meaningful: we're bringing light into darkness."
Wong scoffs at the Hong Kong government's aggressive crackdown on the #VictoriaPark vigil, "Our candlelight had never been in Victoria park; it's in each of our hearts. No one can take it away."
Source: Stand News #Jun4
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#Arts #PoliticalCartoon #HongKongArtist #WongChiuTat #CandleLightVigil
Hong Kong Artist on Current Turbulent Times: "We're bringing light into darkness"
Although Hong Kong Police banned the annual candlelight vigil on this 32nd anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre, the cordons cannot put out the flames of remembrance. Many artists and performers held memorials in their own ways, keeping the memories of the truth alive.
Political cartoonist Wong Chiu-tat created an image of a burning candle, and made it available for public to use as a phone background image.
"Every time you turn it on, you light a candle," he explains the message of the art.
"In the times we're living in now, this is even more meaningful: we're bringing light into darkness."
Wong scoffs at the Hong Kong government's aggressive crackdown on the #VictoriaPark vigil, "Our candlelight had never been in Victoria park; it's in each of our hearts. No one can take it away."
Source: Stand News #Jun4
https://bit.ly/3ySGo6J
#Arts #PoliticalCartoon #HongKongArtist #WongChiuTat #CandleLightVigil
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Politics Comic Writer Justin Wong Reveals the Main Reason of Emigration
Former Assistant Lecturer at the Academy of Visual Arts at the Hong Kong Baptist University (#HKBU), as well as a politic comic writer, Justin Wong Chiu Tat, was namely criticised by the Hong Kong Police that his comic on #MingPao in Sep 2021 defamed Junior Police Call. He then apologised for the comic and moved to the UK in the end of that year.
He revealed in #SimonShen interview that his critical point to emigrate was regarding one of his research projects on the protests’ posters, happening after the comic incident. At the time, the seniors in the institution proactively reported it to the National Security Officers, possibly due to the slogans “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times” is shown on the poster.
However, HKBU denied reporting him to the officers and stated that they have been protecting the #AcademyFreedom, providing a suitable environment for their students and staff for research, education and learning. They added, the institution should be responsible to ensure on-campus events are complying to the law. With regards to this incident, HKBU mentioned, “the institution did not submit the case to the authority to follow-up.
#WongChiuTat #JustinWong #AniELAB
Source: Renew #Jan02
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Former Assistant Lecturer at the Academy of Visual Arts at the Hong Kong Baptist University (#HKBU), as well as a politic comic writer, Justin Wong Chiu Tat, was namely criticised by the Hong Kong Police that his comic on #MingPao in Sep 2021 defamed Junior Police Call. He then apologised for the comic and moved to the UK in the end of that year.
He revealed in #SimonShen interview that his critical point to emigrate was regarding one of his research projects on the protests’ posters, happening after the comic incident. At the time, the seniors in the institution proactively reported it to the National Security Officers, possibly due to the slogans “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times” is shown on the poster.
However, HKBU denied reporting him to the officers and stated that they have been protecting the #AcademyFreedom, providing a suitable environment for their students and staff for research, education and learning. They added, the institution should be responsible to ensure on-campus events are complying to the law. With regards to this incident, HKBU mentioned, “the institution did not submit the case to the authority to follow-up.
#WongChiuTat #JustinWong #AniELAB
Source: Renew #Jan02
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm5S37hJRi6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=