“Are We Being Heard? Tools of Protest” 2020 - 2021

Exhibition organised by

The founder of Objournalist in collaboration with Mmuseumm

展覽介紹

“Are We Being Heard? Tools of Protest” 展覽由我們與 Mmuseumm 合辦。 Mmuseumm 是一間坐落於紐約街頭的一間實驗性展館，由創館人Alex Kalmen成立，是一所非牟利機構。其核心工作主要是搜羅並展示世界各地的物件以探討公眾關注的人道議題。

是次合作由 物敍｜Objournalist 創辦人展開，根據香港本地文化場景規劃並搜集一系列有關抗爭運動的物件，從而展現港人之創意、幽默、無私、堅毅等獨有抗爭特質和人文質素。

Are We Being Heard? Tools of Protest
Hong Kong

Humans desire to be treated like humans. To have certain rights and freedoms. To be anchored by justice.

We, the people of Hong Kong, will never forget what started it all—the attempt to legalize extradition to a place where basic human rights mean nothing. But in the face of injustice we stand. And by the millions we march.

Each of the items in this collection—tools we use to protest the Extradition Bill—have a cost. They cost us our “hands and feet.” They cost us ten years in prison. They cost us a death every couple of days. They cost us the energy required to be courageous in the face of police brutality. They cost us our freedom from the risk of being “disappeared.” These costs shock us. These costs anger us, sadden us, and fuel our desire to make change.

We all want to contribute to the things we truly care about. We have been doing all we can to protect our rights. Parents volunteer to drive young protestors back home after protests. They prepare wet towels to wipe off the tear gas police fire at us. Citizens are inventing new methods of publishing unifying messages. New ways to help each other get where we need to go. A new type of currency. Everyone is finding their own way to participate. And each way is different.

At our core, humans are loving, courageous, and imaginative. We dare to desire truth and fundamental rights no matter the cost. And that’s what makes us human.

Organised by Objournalist
Exhibited at Mmuseumm, New York