国安处检“国殇之柱”作煽动颠覆罪证物　高志活斥令人无法接受

警务处国家安全处今日（5日）早上采取行动，持法庭手令采取搜查行动，在元朗区检取一件与一宗“煽动他人颠覆国家政权罪”案件有关的证物。据了解，该件证物为原本存放在港大嘉道理中心的“国殇之柱”。“国殇之柱”创作者高志活（Jens Galschiøt）回复查询时，斥国安处行动令人无法接受、无理，强调该雕塑完全是他的个人创作，无人煽动他展出“国殇之柱”，他亦看不出国安处在《港区国安法》下如何使用“国殇之柱”作证物。

高志活表示，他刚从新闻得知“国殇之柱”被检走，称从没有人竟此向他咨询或通知他，斥此事“令人无法接受”（outrageous），而“国殇之柱”被用作《港区国安法》下的犯罪证据，对他来说是无理（makes no sense to me）。

他指出，“国殇之柱”在香港主权从英国移交回中国前，已被放置在香港，是他作为一名丹麦艺术家的个人创作，由他自己主导，从来没有人煽动他展出，所有与“国殇之柱”相关的费用亦是由他自行支付；虽然支联会和很多香港人都有协助他把“国殇之柱”放在香港，但船公司、吊运公司和香港大学亦有参与，甚至连香港当局亦允许他展出和搬运“国殇之柱”。

高志活又说，现在对“国殇之柱”和关于六四事件的讨论是“前所未有地多”，“香港（中国！）拆除了‘国殇之柱’，但仍有上千个它，它现在已经化为3D打印模型、AI形式和横额，出现在世界各地”。

高志活回复全文﹕

I just got the news from the media about the removing of the Pillar of Shame from Hong Kong University. This is outrageous. This is my sculpture and nobody has consulted or informed me about anything.

I have heard that the sculpture will be used as evidence under the national security law, but this makes no sense to me.

The pillar was placed in Hong Kong, before Hong Kong was handed over by the British.

It is an art piece made and exhibited by a Danish artist (me) as his personal project. The initiative has been mine, nobody has incited me to put it there, and I personally paid all expenses for it.

I cannot see how they can use the sculpture under the national security law. The Democratic Alliance and many Hongkongers have been assisting me putting the sculpture in Hong Kong, but so has shipping companies, crane firms and University of Hong Kong. Even Hong Kong authorities has given permission for me to put it up and move it around.

Though I am deeply touched that the Pillar is used this way in Hong Kong, the events confirm the that symbolic language of art cannot be crushed, and only gets stronger when attacked. The Pillar of Shame and talks about the June 4th massacre hasn’t been more present than now. Hong Kong (China!) took down the pillar but got a 1000 back. It appears as 3D prints all over the world, as AI and as banners.

Sincerely yours,

Jens Galschiot, May 5th, 2023