Catalogue Number
NMLH.2020.34
Object Name
Postcard
Title
Stand Up For Hong Kong
Place
Hong Kong; China
Events
Hong Kong Protests, 2014; Hong Kong Protests 2019; Disrupt, Peterloo and Protest exhibition
Description
Fabric patch, written in Chinese lettering (likely Cantonese) and attached to a postcard from PHM exhibition Disrupt - Peterloo and Protest, reading "Stand Up For Hong Kong". The patch features a figure in goggles and with a face covering (to protect from the use of tear gas by authorities - obejct pre-dates Covid-19). The figure holds an umbrella, likely referencing the Umbrella Revolution protests in Hong Kong in 2014.