Illuminated for the freedom of speech is a photographic series that I’ve created in Hong Kong. Freedom of Speech is what illuminates the young protesters in Hong Kong. Through their mobile phones they are able to give shape to their freedom of expression. Each illuminated face becomes a symbol of the desire to share the protest with the rest of the world. Communication is a powerful tool for democracy. The phone is no longer just a mere object for communication, or worse, a simple status symbol, instead it becomes a weapon which allows people to share their opinions and thoughts across a country, such as China, where freedom of speech is often limited. The exhibition: “ILLUMINATED for the freedom of speech” was an exhibition, which was taking place in Admiralty, one of the centres of the protest. All around the occupied area in Admiralty you can found thousands of messages of solidarity for the protesters from the rest of the population of Hong Kong. The exhibition was placed right at the heart of Admiralty’s occupied area, where all the students and supporting people of Hong Kong pass by. It integrated the “illuminated” photo series with the messages written on post-its placed on the walls. While going up the stairs, the visitors can found themselves on a virtual bridge, which conceptually links the two hemispheres of communication, the offline messages written on Post-its and the online messages from the mobile phones. (Produced in 2015)