Ming Dian Gallery

B36 / New Taipei City / Taiwan

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This painting portrays a revolution fought for all the wrong reasons. These chimpanzees are not fighting to protect nature or reclaim freedom—they are rebelling against the very simplicity that once sustained them. They reject a life rooted in balance and authenticity, longing instead for the comforts, excesses, and artificial desires that dominate modern society.
Their protest reflects one of humanity’s deepest contradictions: nothing fuels resentment more than inequality, even when equality means abandoning what is healthy, meaningful, and true. The desire to possess what others have often outweighs the wisdom to question whether it is worth having at all.
The burning torches become symbols of a self-inflicted conquest, illuminating not a path to liberation but the destruction of innocence. These chimpanzees march toward their own captivity believing they are becoming free. Their revolution ultimately triumphs—but only in replacing harmony with illusion, proving that the most dangerous rebellions are those that lead us away from our own nature.