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The crown of fashion reveals itself only to those with heart.
時尚寶座是你的 它是給苦心追求
不斷吞食不斷堆砌的有心人
最大也最沈重的嘉勉

“The 24 Filial Exemplars” epitomize what to the ancient Chinese was the most important value of all-namely, caring for one’s parents’ needs. Though the stories, with their tales of sacrifices and bravery, are viewed with more cynicism than admiration, the fact that these acts of supreme selflessness still serve to awe.

In modern times, the same fervency can perhaps find a parallel in the absolute devotion to beauty, fashion and image under the influence of social media. Be they connoisseur or victim, they are giving our forebears a run for their money in their relentless pursuit of “social media” perfection. Imagine then, our tales of filial piety transposed to modern times, adapted to our obsession with the “perfect image.”

The rebirth of devotion, the renewed obsession, while filial piety was their religion, “image perfection” will forever be ours.

「二十四孝」宣揚百善孝為先的倫理觀念，後人嗤之以「愚孝」。儘管之中許多不合情理的孝順故事，不適合大眾學習，但把孝順發揮到極致的心意，對所執著之事物，痴戀到某一個境界時所產生的共通性，古今中外皆然。

當代社交媒體的濾鏡下，容貌的標準、體態的尺寸​、衣著的品牌……無形之中定義了這個世代的價值觀。在追求這些外在的自我形象下，所衍生出的奇妙行為，被大家視為家常便飯。其效忠的極致功夫，與“愚孝”的故事比較起來，可說是相庭抗禮、不分軒輊。

本作品以「二十四孝」為故事藍本，用一系列影像創作，探討這個世代人們願意付上什麼樣的代價，去追尋展現自我價值的渴望。

Artist: CHiNGLiSH WANG 王九思 & Liang Su 蘇益良
Styling: CHiNGLiSH WANG & Dommic Wang
Hair: Ting, Betty, Peter, Ben & David
Make-up: Yu Szu-Chi
Model: Chin Hsi & Eve
Retouching: Roy Tsai
Graphics: WaWa Ho, Ken Chang & Money Wang
Animation: Beyond New Art
Music: Miss DJ Bear Beat