How Do You Protest in the Face of Censorship? An Empty Sign.
"These signs tell an absurdist joke, ridiculing both censorship and those who enforce it. They function as bait: When security forces, often uniformed and well armed, detain a citizen holding a blank sign, the paranoia and irrationality of state power is thrown into relief. Like a shrewd act of internet trolling, the blank sign is a button-pusher that lures its target into a revealing self-own."
By Jody Rosen