Back to the Spring of Tiananmen
Our candles were lit up over 30 years at Victoria Park in Hong Kong.This year, Hongkongers can no longer gather in the memorial to mourn victims from the 4th June massacre! Artist Wai Ting Loretta Lau organised a vigil and art performance last night at the statue on Wenceslas Square, to light up the candles in Prague and to tell Hongkonger that their light towards freedom could never be banned!
3 days ago, the Hong Kong police force banned the annual 4th June vigil for the first time in three decades, citing coronavirus public gathering restrictions, and saying it objected to the planned assembly due to current social distancing measures. Due to the prohibition, Loretta Lau planned to gather people in Prague for a small scale vigil at the statue erected on Wenceslas Square. It is a traditional place of gathering where Czechs come to discuss public affairs, to mourn and celebrate, a place where politicians call public meetings.
The performance was divided into two parts: In the first part, through a performance of failure of lighting up 64 candles, symbolised a single power might not be able to light up humanities. Only if the world stood together, it would empower us to lead to a brighter future. Second part of the performance was a collective meditation monologue. Loretta Lau led the audience to go through an imagination journey of an exchange student in Beijing in 1989. From 1989 to 2019, from 15th April to 4 June, Loretta Lau brought the audiences to another time and space, to remind them of their best friend who scarfied on 4th June and to reburn their passion which died 31 years ago.
