Brother Nut, Chinese performance artist with three metallic clips sealing his mouth, poses for a picture in Shanghai, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China July 13, 2020. Picture taken July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - To protest censorship during the COVID-19 outbreak, a Chinese artist known as Brother Nut kept his mouth shut for 30 days, using metal clasps, gloves, duct tape and other items.
In the project - #shutupfor30days - he also sealed his mouth with packing tape with "404", the error code for a webpage not found, written across it, a nod to the blocking of online content that is common in China for sensitive issues.
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