Known as 'Umbrella Man', this public art installation has emerged as something of a mascot for the pro-democracy student movement in Hong Kong. Having used umbrellas to shield themselves from teargas, umbrellas have taken on a unique and symbolic meaning for the Occupy Central movement. The statue was erected at a protest site overnight and was designed by a 22 year old student known only as 'Milk'. Comparisons have been draw with the 'Goddess of Democracy' statue that was erected in Tiananmen Square before the government crackdown there in 1989.

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Known as 'Umbrella Man', this public art installation has emerged as something of a mascot for the pro-democracy student movement in Hong Kong. Having used umbrellas to shield themselves from teargas, umbrellas have taken on a unique and symbolic meaning for the Occupy Central movement. The statue was erected at a protest site overnight and was designed by a 22 year old student known only as 'Milk'. Comparisons have been draw with the 'Goddess of Democracy' statue that was erected in Tiananmen Square before the government crackdown there in 1989.

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“Known as 'Umbrella Man', this public art installation has emerged as something of a mascot for the pro-democracy student movement in Hong Kong. Having used umbrellas to shield themselves from teargas, umbrellas have taken on a unique and symbolic meaning for the Occupy Central movement. The statue was erected at a protest site overnight and was designed by a 22 year old student known only as 'Milk'. Comparisons have been draw with the 'Goddess of Democracy' statue that was erected in Tiananmen Square before the government crackdown there in 1989.,” Mapping Cultural Space Across Eurasia, accessed March 29, 2024, https://eurasia.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/231.

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