Art of the Umbrella Movement
Art of the Umbrella movement refers to artistic works created as part of the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong which demanded democracy in the election of the territory's top leader. Most of the physical works of art are located within the three main protest sites of Admiralty, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok.
Calligraphy on umbrellas
Chalk drawing on Harcourt Road (Umb Sq)
Umbrella language
Origami mobile and escalator eyes (Umbrella Square)
The Umbrella Movement was a political movement that emerged during the 2014 Hong Kong protests. Its name arose from the use of umbrellas as a tool for passive resistance to the Hong Kong Police's use of pepper spray to disperse the crowd during a 79-day occupation of the city demanding more transparent elections, which was sparked by the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPCSC) of 31 August 2014 that prescribed a selective pre-screening of candidates for the 2017 election of Hong Kong's chief executive.
Umbrella banner, Admiralty, Hong Kong, 29 September 2014
4,000–5,000 people gathered outside Chinese Embassy in London to support the protests in Hong Kong on 1 October 2014.
Volunteer-organized recycling station on Harcourt Road, Admiralty, inside the occupation zone
Umbrella art strung between two footbridges