Art and Culture Hong Kong

04/11/2025

🟡Jeffrey Choy’s Protest Art Collection

Umbrella Uprising - An art collective led by Jeffrey Choy .art launched in 2020 - an ambitious archival project that documents the creative spirit of Hong Kong’s 2019 social movement. The project brings together more than 500 artworks created during the protests, capturing the voices, emotions, and resilience of those who took to the streets. Jeffrey Choy emphasized how art served as both a form of resistance and a means of healing, offering space for individuals to express their social and political concerns beyond traditional narratives. Umbrella Uprising stands as a powerful testament to the ability of creativity to confront injustice and preserve the collective memory of a pivotal moment in Hong Kong’s history.

28/10/2025

🟡Dr. Chan Fai Cheung’s Lamentations for Hong Kong

Dr. Chan-Fai Cheung, a retired professor from the Department of Philosophy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, spoke at the recent launch of his book Lamentations: Hong Kong 2019–2025. In his address, he reflected on the emotional and philosophical motivations behind his work, describing it as both a personal outpouring and a collective record of Hong Kong’s pain and perseverance during years of turmoil. Now residing abroad, Dr. Cheung shared his struggle between the comfort of freedom and the enduring bond he feels with Hong Kong’s suffering. Through this English book, which unifies three earlier volumes, he hopes to extend Hong Kong’s story to a global audience—preserving the memory of a city forever changed, yet never forgotten.

28/10/2025

🟡Jennifer Eagleton and her Hong Kong Metaphor

Our first speaker and author of the book How to Select a Chief Executive and Other Metaphors of Hong Kong Politics, Jennifer Eagleton, shared her reflections on her journey in Hong Kong and her fascination with the power of language. Having arrived shortly after the 1997 handover, Eagleton has witnessed the city’s political and cultural evolution firsthand. In her talk, she discussed how metaphors can illuminate the complexities of Hong Kong’s political system in ways that traditional political or legal analyses often cannot. By weaving together humor, cultural references, and insightful observations, she offers readers a vivid and engaging way to understand how language shapes political thought and public perception in Hong Kong.

27/10/2025

🟡Jeffrey Choy’s Protest Art Collection

Umbrella Uprising - An art collective led by Jeffrey Choy launched in 2020 - an ambitious archival project that documents the creative spirit of Hong Kong’s 2019 social movement. The project brings together more than 500 artworks created during the protests, capturing the voices, emotions, and resilience of those who took to the streets. Jeffrey Choy emphasized how art served as both a form of resistance and a means of healing, offering space for individuals to express their social and political concerns beyond traditional narratives. Umbrella Uprising stands as a powerful testament to the ability of creativity to confront injustice and preserve the collective memory of a pivotal moment in Hong Kong’s history.

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27/10/2025

🟡Dr. Chan Fai Cheung's Lamentations for Hong Kong

Dr. Chan-Fai Cheung, a retired professor from the Department of Philosophy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, spoke at the recent launch of his book Lamentations: Hong Kong 2019–2025. In his address, he reflected on the emotional and philosophical motivations behind his work, describing it as both a personal outpouring and a collective record of Hong Kong’s pain and perseverance during years of turmoil. Now residing abroad, Dr. Cheung shared his struggle between the comfort of freedom and the enduring bond he feels with Hong Kong’s suffering. Through this English book, which unifies three earlier volumes, he hopes to extend Hong Kong’s story to a global audience—preserving the memory of a city forever changed, yet never forgotten.

Check comment for the video link🔗

27/10/2025

🟡Jennifer Eagleton and her Hong Kong Metaphor

Our first speaker and author of the book How to Select a Chief Executive and Other Metaphors of Hong Kong Politics, Jennifer Eagleton, shared her reflections on her journey in Hong Kong and her fascination with the power of language. Having arrived shortly after the 1997 handover, Eagleton has witnessed the city’s political and cultural evolution firsthand. In her talk, she discussed how metaphors can illuminate the complexities of Hong Kong’s political system in ways that traditional political or legal analyses often cannot. By weaving together humor, cultural references, and insightful observations, she offers readers a vivid and engaging way to understand how language shapes political thought and public perception in Hong Kong.

Check comment for the video link🔗

18/10/2025

📚 THANK YOU 💛
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us — both in person and online — for the ACHKI Independent Publishing Project Webinar at Nowhere Bookstore .netherlands , The Hague!

We’re deeply grateful to our inspiring authors —
✨ Jennifer Eagleton (How to Select a Chief Executive and Other Metaphors of Hong Kong Politics)
✨ Chan-Fai Cheung (Lamentations: Hong Kong 2019–2025)
✨ Jeffrey Choy .art (Umbrella Uprising) —
for sharing their powerful works and voices on Hong Kong’s art, politics, and resilience.

Special thanks to our wonderful host Nowhere Bookstore for their support and space, and to all who continue to champion independent publishing and cultural freedom.

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10/10/2025

Thanks The Oslo Desk for covering, see you all on 18th Oct in 飛地nowhere in The Hague!

Press release from Art and Culture Hong Kong International (ACHKI).

Art and Culture Hong Kong International (ACHKI) will launch the “Independent Publishing Project” on September 28, becoming the first international platform dedicated to publishing Hong Kong art and culture books in English. The project aims to fill the gap in publications related to Hong Kong’s artistic freedom, democracy, and human rights, and to help global readers understand Hong Kong’s cultural context and historical development through English-language books.

The first book release will take place on October 18, 2025, at the Flying Bookstore in The Hague, Netherlands, conducted in a hybrid format (online + in-person) with online pre-orders available.

Link: https://oslodesk.com/achki-marks-umbrella-movements-11th-anniversary-with-new-publishing-project/

01/10/2025

✨ Author Spotlight

📚 Umbrella Uprising, Jeffrey Choy

We’re excited to welcome Jeffrey Choy to our ACHKI Independent Publication Project Launch (books available since 28 Sept)!

A writer and artist, Choy works across print, video, installations, and interactive media. His practice, rooted in publication arts, explores censorship, cultural politics, and resistance through experimental and collaborative formats. He has collaborated with Whitechapel Gallery, the British Library, and Tai Kwun Hong Kong, and co-founded Hidden Keileon CIC, supporting migrant and q***r communities.

29/09/2025

📚Lamentations: Hong Kong 2019–2025 by Dr. Chan-Fai Cheung

🖋️From the Preface by Steve Vines — journalist, broadcaster, and author of Defying the Dragon: Hong Kong and the World’s Largest Dictatorship (2021):

“…what it means to be human when the forces lined up to diminish people’s humanity are so formidably aligned as to make it hard to conceive an alternative future.”

🔗 Discover more: www.artandculturehk.com