Maria Torp
Taiwan, 2026
Oil and acrylic on cardboard, handmade frame, museum glass
133 x 91, 5 cm
Copyright The Artist
Taiwan (the Sunflower) In the city of Taipei in Taiwan, students occupied the parliament on 18 March 2014 in protest against a trade agreement with China that had been negotiated...
Taiwan (the Sunflower)
In the city of Taipei in Taiwan, students occupied the parliament on 18 March 2014 in protest against a trade agreement with China that had been negotiated without public debate. The sunflower stood for light and openness in political decisions. Later the same year, activists in Hong Kong adopted the sunflower as a symbol of the same democratic values and showed how the same flower could travel between protest movements. The sunflower has played a role in many political contexts, including in Ukraine and in China in connection with Mao Zedong, where the sunflower was used as a political symbol for the relationship between the leader and the people.
Taiwan (solsikken)
I byen Taipei i Taiwan besatte studerende den 18. marts 2014 parlamentet i protest mod en handelsaftale med Kina, som var blevet forhandlet uden offentlig debat. Solsikken stod for lys og åbenhed i politiske beslutninger. Senere samme år tog aktivister i Hongkong solsikken til sig som symbol på de samme demokratiske værdier og viste, hvordan den samme blomst kunne vandre mellem protestbevægelser. Solsikken har spillet en rolle i mange politiske sammenhænge bl.a. i Ukraine og i Kina i forbindelse med Mao Zedong, hvor solsikken blev brugt som politisk symbol for forholdet mellem lederen og folket.
In the city of Taipei in Taiwan, students occupied the parliament on 18 March 2014 in protest against a trade agreement with China that had been negotiated without public debate. The sunflower stood for light and openness in political decisions. Later the same year, activists in Hong Kong adopted the sunflower as a symbol of the same democratic values and showed how the same flower could travel between protest movements. The sunflower has played a role in many political contexts, including in Ukraine and in China in connection with Mao Zedong, where the sunflower was used as a political symbol for the relationship between the leader and the people.
Taiwan (solsikken)
I byen Taipei i Taiwan besatte studerende den 18. marts 2014 parlamentet i protest mod en handelsaftale med Kina, som var blevet forhandlet uden offentlig debat. Solsikken stod for lys og åbenhed i politiske beslutninger. Senere samme år tog aktivister i Hongkong solsikken til sig som symbol på de samme demokratiske værdier og viste, hvordan den samme blomst kunne vandre mellem protestbevægelser. Solsikken har spillet en rolle i mange politiske sammenhænge bl.a. i Ukraine og i Kina i forbindelse med Mao Zedong, hvor solsikken blev brugt som politisk symbol for forholdet mellem lederen og folket.
