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Press Release Hong Kong


Galschiot back in Hong Kong

He travelled 8,700 kilometers from Denmark to Hong Kong in both 2008 and 2009. Just to be denied access and sent back home, by Hong Kong authorities under heavy influence of the Chinese government.

But this Thursday, artist and creator of the Tiananmen memorial ‘The Pillar of Shame’, Jens Galschiot finally got to enter Hong Kong.

Galschiot has been invited to Hong Kong by The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, to inspect and repair the sculpture ‘The Pillar of Shame’.

It was placed in Hong Kong by the artist in 1997 as a present to the students of Hong Kong, to commemorate the 1989 massacre on the Tiananmen Square in Beijing. A massacre on students, demonstrating against corruption and for freedom of speech and democratic reforms in China.

Jens Galschiot will stay in Hong Kong until Wednesday 2nd. His schedule is as follows:

• Saturday, September 28th : Purchase materials to repair ‘The Pillar of Shame’.
• Sunday, September 29th : 11am – 4pm. Repairing the sculpture at Hong Kong U.
• Monday, September 30th : Further reparation of sculpture at Hong Kong U.
• Tuesday October 1st : From 2pm, participate in March through Hong Kong in favor of freedom of speech, democracy and release of political prisoners in China.
• Wednesday October 2nd : Repaint the sculpture in the Human Rights Color Orange.

Best regards – The Danish crew in Hong Kong
Jens Galschiot – Artist – phone (+852) 5927 1308
Lasse Galschiot – in charge of practicalities – phone (+852) 5593 6080
Niller Madsen – documentary film producer

Hong Kong Alliance:
Phone: (+852) 2782 6111
Mail:
contact@alliance.org.hk - Website: http://www.alliance.org.hk/english/index.html

Article in Apple Daily: http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20130926/51761718

YouTube news:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJaMCL4SF5M

Pillar of Shame: http://www.aidoh.dk/HK-Pillar

 

Contact to Galschiot’s workshop:

Jens Galschiot
Banevaenget 22
DK-5270 Odense N, Denmark
Tel. (+45) 6618 4058 - Mobile (+45) 4044 7058
Fax (+45) 6618 4158
Email:
aidoh@aidoh.dk


Website:

Info about Jens Galschiot‘s trip to Hong Kong 2013
http://www.aidoh.dk/HK-2013

 

An overview of all Jens Galschiot’s activities related to China: http://www.aidoh.dk/China

 

Info about Gallery Galschiot: http:// www.GalleriGalschiot.dk


Info about Jens Galschiot‘s activities
http://www.aidoh.dk/ 


Info about Jens Galschiot‘s sculptureshttp://sculptures.aidoh.dk/