The day of the erection of the Goddess of Democracy Statue

The day of the erection of the Goddess of Democracy Statue

In collaboration with Ocean Leung and Roland Ip

Art action of《P-at-riot : June 4th Cultural Festival of post-80s generation》

2009

Concept:

20 years ago, the statue of democracy was erected in the Tian’enmen Square. It represents the new understanding and pursuit of democracy of Chinese citizens.

20 years after that, Hong Kong is the only place in the territory where people can openly discuss and commemorate June 4^th Incident. In 1997, the Chinese government gave Hong Kong the ‘Forever Blooming Bauhinia’ Sculpture as a handover gift. The Golden Bauhinia Square has become a popular spot for tourists from Mainland China. In addition, the Chinese government has adopted the Individual Visit Scheme to boost the tourism in Hong Kong, Hong Kong is the beneficiary, economically speaking, of this sweetener from the Chinese government. The Golden Bauhinia Square symbolizes the difference between Hong Kong and China, as well as the linkage of the two places.

To commemorate the same day 20 years ago, on which the Statue of the Goddess of Liberty was erected, I formed a group with some other artists. We made the 29^th May the Day of the Erection of the Statue. We went to the Golden Bauhinia Square and told the Chinese tourists the story of the June 4^th Massacre and the Goddess of Liberty, as they know little about them under the media censorship in China. I dressed as a Pandaman in the style of the Goddess of Liberty. I danced with the tourists and posed for their cameras.