MODERN PILLORY employs the historical punishment device of the pillory to examine mechanisms of public shaming in contemporary online environments. Presented as a handmade book that mimics the pillory’s structure, the work compiles the complete textual record of a single incident of online violence—including user comments, media coverage, and public discourse. Historically, the pillory forced offenders into exposure and ridicule before the crowd; in digital space, similar forms of collective punishment are reproduced through social media. The work reflects on how online communities, under conditions of anonymity and lack of accountability, perpetually reenact public humiliation and moral judgment.

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《MODERN PILLORY》借用“枷锁”这一历史性惩戒装置，探讨当代网络环境中的公共羞辱机制。作品以模拟枷锁结构的手工书形式呈现，收录了一起网络暴力事件的完整文本记录——包括网民评论、媒体报道与舆论声音。历史上，枷锁迫使犯人在众目睽睽之下接受羞辱；而在数字空间中，类似的集体惩罚通过社交媒体得以重现。作品由此反思当代网络社群如何在匿名性与缺乏责任机制的条件下，不断重复公开羞辱与道德审判。