Wen BoRen

Category: Apparel

Competitions: Taiwan Region

Coexist with Nature, Rather Than Merely Wearing Its Disguise “Fake Beetle” is a play on the Chinese word for “beetle (甲蟲, jiǎ chóng)”, transforming it into “假蟲 (fake insect)”, and serves as a metaphor for modern societal behavior. Today, people often wear the armor of sustainability and justice — yet in everyday life, they neglect the most basic environmental actions: failing to sort waste, ignoring reusable utensils, and misunderstanding their relationship with nature. This “eco-image” becomes a hollow shell — strong on the surface, but empty within. This design, titled “Fake Beetle,” aims to challenge this distorted view of sustainability. Through exaggerated silhouettes crafted from leather, the garment mimics the hard exoskeleton of a beetle, symbolizing the artificial armor people wear to protect and project themselves. This is not an act of shaping nature — it is a response to nature. Fake Beetle invites viewers to reflect: Are we merely performing the role of being eco-conscious, or are we truly walking alongside nature? In the end, we must shed our disguises and evolve from “fake beetles” into true beetles — letting go of pretense, returning to nature, and embracing coexistence over control. 與自然共生,而非僅披著自然的外衣 「假蟲」,來自中文「甲蟲」的諧音,也是一種 對當代社會現象的隱喻。現代人穿戴著象徵環 保與正義的盔甲,卻常在日常裡忽略最基本的 環保行動———不分類垃圾、不使用環保餐具、 不理解自己與自然的關係。 這種「環保形象」成了一層偽裝的外殼,堅硬卻空洞,強大卻不真實。 此服裝以「假蟲」為名,意圖挑戰這種錯置的永續觀。透過皮革製成的誇張廓形，模擬出甲蟲堅硬的外骨骼,象徵人們對外的偽裝 這不是一場對自然的塑造,而是一次對自然的 回應。 假蟲 希望讓觀者反思，我們是否只是扮演環保的角色,還是真正與自然同行? 最終，我們該從「假蟲」蛻變為真正的「甲蟲」 ———放下偽裝,回歸自然,共生而非控制。