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    Visual Protests - Strategies for Artists to Make an Impact. The Role of Political Cartoons and Graphic Arts in Hong Kong's Anti-ELAB Movements

    Gespräch / Diskussion

    08.05.2025, 18:00

    Toni-Areal, Viaduktraum 2.A05, Ebene 2, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, Zürich

    Talk with Justin Wong

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    We invite to a presentation by Justin Wong (Research Fellow ZCCE).
    Followed by a discussion with Brenda Offe (Student ZHdK).
    Moderated by Remko Tanis (Managing Editor, Asia Society Switzerland).

    A collaboration between the Asia Society Switzerland and the Zurich Centre for Creative Economies (ZCCE).

    Programme
    18:00 Welcome by Christoph Weckerle, Director of the Zurich Centre for Creative Economies
    Introduction by Remko Tanis, Managing Editor Asia Society Switzerland

    18:15 Presentation by Justin Wong, Research Fellow ZCCE

    18:45 Conversation between Justin Wong and Brenda Offe, moderated by Remko Tanis

    19:30 Farwell and drinks

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    The 2019 Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (ELAB) Movement marked a turning point in Hong Kong’s history, sparking widespread protests and intensified control by the Chinese government. The 2020 national security law brought further suppression, triggering emigration, media shutdowns, and widespread self-censorship, especially within the creative sector. Political cartoonists and artists faced mounting pressure, with some removing critical works or ceasing production, as seen with Zunzi, a prominent figure in political cartooning.

    Amid this crackdown, the 2019 protests became a showcase of creativity, particularly through political cartoons and graphic art. Unlike the physical installations of the 2014 Umbrella Movement, these visual works played a pivotal role in the decentralized protests, serving as tools for communication, mobilization, and documentation. Often labeled as “propaganda materials,” they reflected collective creativity in the absence of central leadership.

    ZCCE has commissioned an article on this subject to UK based artist and cartoonist Justin Wong. The article explores the profound impact of visual art on the Anti-ELAB protests. It examines how artists collaborated, shared resources, and embraced an “open-source” culture, leading to the rise of hybrid spaces like the Lennon Wall and a new youth-driven aesthetic. By analyzing these works, the study highlights their role in amplifying the movement’s message and fostering a powerful sense of solidarity during a defining moment in Hong Kong’s protest culture.

    This article will be published at April 22nd at www.creativeeconomies.com

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        Justin Wong (Research Fellow ZCCE. Justin Wong is a Hong Kong-based political cartoonist whose daily cartoons first appeared in the Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao in 2007. His work has been widely published in various media in Hong Kong. In addition to his career as an artist, he is an assistant professor at the Academy of Visual Arts at Hong Kong Baptist University.

        Brenda Marcia Offe is a student at the ZHdK (Major: Trends & Identity / Minor: Creative Economies in Practice). She is an Austrian-Ghanaian Master’s student in Design, Trends & Identity at the Zurich University of the Arts. She holds a BA in Social & Cultural Anthropology from Austria and later moved to Amsterdam, where she worked in an advertising agency while actively advocating for greater diversity and inclusion in the creative industries through her involvement in an NGO. Through her bicultural background and Afro-European lens on the world - Brenda’s multicultural upbringing has been a driving force in everything she does. Fueling her commitment to reshaping the creative industries into a more culturally authentic and representative space- particularly for Black and African descendant creatives. Through her research and initiatives, she explores new, inclusive design narratives that disrupt Eurocentric frameworks and pave the way for a more diverse and representative creative landscape.

        Remko Tanis (Managing Editor Asia Society Switzerland), Moderation.

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