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Parasite in Paradise | uglysiumai

Parasite in Paradise | uglysiumai

art· 2024· 1:13· hong kong, london
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Parasite in Paradise is a holiday advertisement reflecting on the materialism in ritual practice. In Chinese culture, Zhizha (紙紮) is used in ancestral worship to ensure that the spirit has sufficient needs in the paradise. Zhizha are usually substitutes of basic necessities such as shelters, transportation and food. As materialist culture took over China, Zhizha became more extravagant. This animation questions whether we should bring materialism to the afterlife.

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