Artwork Collection

Thesis: the Middle Ages V.S. the Present

Through irony and satire, the series juxtaposes medieval practices, which modern people find absurd, with corresponding modern practices that share the same idiocy, highlighting the vicious cycle of continuous and flawed decision-making in human nature.

illustration editorial Irony Metaphor

Illustration

Modern Witch Trial

People now hunt witches regularly on social media.

Illustration

Pay-to-Win: Then V.S. Now

People used to pay the church for indulgences to guarantee their afterlife in heaven, now they have micro-transactions in video games to let pay-to-win players have advantages over others.

Illustration

Garbage Dump: Then V.S. Now

People find dumping household waste during the Middle Ages ridiculous, but we are doing the same thing today with waste and pollution.

Artwork Collection

Thesis: the Middle Ages V.S. the Present

Through irony and satire, the series juxtaposes medieval practices, which modern people find absurd, with corresponding modern practices that share the same idiocy, highlighting the vicious cycle of continuous and flawed decision-making in human nature.

Modern Witch Trial

People now hunt witches regularly on social media.

Pay-to-Win: Then V.S. Now

People used to pay the church for indulgences to guarantee their afterlife in heaven, now they have micro-transactions in video games to let pay-to-win players have advantages over others.

Garbage Dump: Then V.S. Now

People find dumping household waste during the Middle Ages ridiculous, but we are doing the same thing today with waste and pollution.

Flat Earth throughout History

the most perpetual human faith ever

Work by

Ruofei (Rophy) Wu