[Independent Media Report]The graffiti on the exterior wall of the Brilliant fast food restaurant in Central has been accused of violating the “Hong Kong National Security Law” for more than ten years and has been daubed by the government. A reporter from “Independent Media” visited the scene today (22nd). Ms. Huang, the person in charge of the fast food restaurant, said that she received a call from the Civil Affairs Office at the beginning of the month, informing that the painting violated the “National Security Law”. Agree to the document. The painter who participated in the creation expressed his helplessness to “Only Media”, lamenting the narrowing of the space for artistic creation in Hong Kong, and said that he would re-conceive new works for the exterior wall of the restaurant.
A reporter from “Independent Media” came to inspect the scene at 3:30 pm today (22nd). The sliding door and the outer wall of Brilliant Fast Food Restaurant facing the Staircase Street originally had a pattern of a man and a woman “the site workers with yellow hard hats and eating noodles” has disappeared. Gone, replaced by a touch of grayish blue.
Brilliant Fast Food Restaurant Facebook Image
Brilliant fast food restaurant posted a rare post on its Facebook page on Saturday (19th), saying that the government had sent personnel to inspect the store, pointing out that the patterns on the outer wall were suspected of violating the “National Security Law” and forcibly “oiling” the paintings. The store emphasized that the pattern on the wall existed more than ten years ago, and told the department many times that it did not involve any political elements, but in the end, it was unable to keep it. The whites of my eyes watch the disappearance of works of art.”
The notice received at the beginning of the month violates the “National Security Law” and requires obliteration and signing of consent documents
Ms. Huang, the person in charge of the restaurant, told “Only Media” that she received a phone call from the Civil Affairs Office at the beginning of this month, stating that the painting at the entrance of the restaurant had violated the “National Security Law” and asked to remove it as soon as possible, but the staff of the Civil Affairs Office did not mention it. This painting violates the specific provisions and reasons of the National Security Law.
Ms. Huang thinks that “it may be seen by the police patrolling nearby”, “The two dolls are wearing hard hats, and their ideology is a bit like those who were exercising a while ago. Maybe they (the police) feel uncomfortable after watching them.” . She continued that a few days after receiving the notice, the Civil Affairs Office took the initiative to send staff to come and paint off the painting, during which they were also asked to sign relevant documents to express their consent.
The painter lamented the narrowing of the creative space and said that he had conceived new works
The painting was created by painters in the studio near the restaurant. It was created in 2013 under the aliases A and B. They pointed out that the inspiration came from the workers on the nearby site, and the idea had nothing to do with political consciousness.
Ms. B said that she was very helpless about the disappearance of the painting, and questioned, “Why do you want to make a painting that has been painted for 10 years?” She lamented that the incident reflected that the space for artistic creation in Hong Kong has been greatly narrowed, “We I have been painting for almost 10 years, and it has been fine. Everyone recognizes this place (restaurant) because of an oil painting, IKEA has less creative space and less landmarks.” Ms. B also mentioned that she would recreate the oil painting for the exterior wall of the restaurant, which is already under consideration.
2023-08-22 09:43:14
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