In Hong Kong, the Art of Resistance and Erasure
<p>I recently arrived in Hong Kong, a few days after a mass march through the central business district. The event marked six months of turmoil that has fractured the city. As they marched, the protestors left hundreds of messages over the road and on walls, street signs and bus stops; even the lions guarding the Bank of China found themselves unceremoniously decorated with anti-government slogans.</p>
<p>After the march, the authorities ordered workers to clean away the messages. Most were painted over, but the messages on tram stops were only smeared. (A reflection of Hong Kong’s ‘good enough’ attitude to many things in life.)</p>
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