In World 198, the events of war have resulted in cultural distortion. The Asian heritage and values were adapted by many countries and twisted to their own interpretation, therefore as means to preserve the countries’ art culture through time, the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Cooperation initiated a heritage protection plan. In light of this situation, every household is to be involved or educated in one traditional art form.
As Asians, the concept of a collective identity is valued to create a community, encouraging people to start participating in various art forms together. Artistic fashion, born of multiple mediums and artforms started to thrive, resulting in an evolution in both art and fashion.
在第 198 个世界中，战争导致了文化变异。许多国家吸收了亚洲的传统和价值观，并加以改造和诠释。为了保护各国的艺术文化，东盟十加三 (APT) 发起了一项遗产保护计划。在这个背景下，每个家庭都要参与或学习一种传统艺术。
亚洲人为了创建社区，特别强调集体认同，并鼓励人们积极投身于各种艺术。由此，艺术时尚在多种媒介和艺术形式的融汇中诞生，并开始蓬勃发展，推动了艺术和时尚的演变。
What if …
every household were well educated and specialises in a traditional artform through mandatory additional classes in the schooling system since young?
Issue targeted:
collectivism, individualism, cultural preservation, post-colonisation
Inspiration:
Designer Guo Pei (mixed medium artist)
This World was contributed by Chan Hei Tung, Faith Lim Xinyi, Charlyn Chew Yi Ci, Jang Yeon Jung (located in Singapore, South Korea and Hong Kong) using a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence which allows others to share and adapt the work in any medium and for any purpose, providing that they credit the author and share their material using the same Creative Commons licence.
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