「生日蛋糕」是參與式的藝術實驗和行為藝術。 沒有多少人會拒絕美麗的食物。 然而，當具爭議性的話寫在上面時，大家還會吃嗎？

有生日歌，自然有生日蛋糕。雨傘運動的示威者面對反佔中的投訴及辱罵，有時會以祝福的形式唱生日歌回應，化解怨氣。生日蛋糕上通常是祝福的語句，作品「生日蛋糕」把引起港人激烈反應的語句放上生日蛋糕，例如：「中英聯合聲明失效」；「香港是中國的直轄市」；這是祝福還是詛咒？吃得津津有味還是吃不下？硬食還是廢食？作品在展覽裡製成實體蛋糕。吃這行為可解作消化某些東西，同意某些東西；或討厭某些東西，把它吃掉。怎樣吃與不吃，由觀眾決定。

一位觀眾不喜歡「香港是中國的直轄市」，但是因為她很餓，所以她吃了蛋糕。 另一位觀眾不同意「警察光明磊落」（引自香港警務處處長的話），但他認為一個城市必須有警察，所以他吃了一塊蛋糕。 有些人拒絕吃蛋糕，有些人和他人分享。 「生日蛋糕」是一個象徵，也是一個情境，讓大家思考、分享、討論。

參考：雨傘運動生日歌起源

Exhibition
24/1/2015 – Mobile Democracy Classroom,  Admiralty, Hong Kong.
22/4/2015 - 21/6/2015 Duddell's presents: ICA Off-Site: Hong Kongese, curated by Institute of Contemporary Arts, London and organised by Duddell Hong Kong.Venue @ Duddell's.

19/3/2015 - 15/5/2015 Change-Seed (改變種子): Contemporary Art from Hong Kong & Beyond, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, United States.

在西雅圖展出時，美國觀眾對警察蛋糕特別有感覺，部分觀眾很有創意地要拿蛋糕與公眾分享，有觀眾要收藏「中」字。

When "Birthday Cakes" were shown in Seattle, the US audiences have special feeling of the cake which is related to the word "police". The viewers were very creative and wanted to share the cakes with strangers and a viewer wants to keep the word which represents 'China'.

Press
Hong Kong's Phoebe Man talks about her edible art. Kylie Knott. South China Morning Post, April 4, 2015.
Art and politics collide on fringes of Hong Kong art fair . Tara Joseph, REUTERS, Mar. 13, 2015.
專訪："香港人"策展人阿利雅·阿爾塞努西 & 阿卜杜拉·阿圖爾基, 戴偉平, artnet, 2015.3.10
London's ICA heads to Hong Kong . FT weekend, Collecting, March 7, 2015.
ICA In Hong Kong - Satellite Show to ABHK. ArtBinder, March 13, 2015.
【香港巴塞爾直通車-快訊】都爹利會館全新藝術展覽　以政治藝術蛋糕揭幕, 胡亦婷, 雅昌, 2015.03.13.
幻彩玻璃天幕展示逾億名畫, 明報, 2015.03.13.
Sometimes, Art is a Piece of Cake . Low Lai Chow. BlouinArtinfo International, March 17, 2015.
政治作為正確的姿態─香港這副招牌（2015藝博專題之二）. 梁寶, 香港獨立媒體網, 2015.04.03.
'Change-Seed' Serves Surrealism with a Touch of the Political. Michael Upchurch. Seattle Times, April 3, 2015.
Exhibition Showcases Diversity of Hong Kong's Contemporary Art. Eva Cohen. International Examiner. April 6, 2015.

The exhibition of this project in Seattle was supported by Hong Kong Arts Development Council.

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