When Chang-Ling returned to Taiwan from France, he created the Pork Belly series to return his hunger for society, the environment and art back to his roots, utilizing the basic anatomy of his own body to examine the homeland of his memories, which resulted in this unique creation. Through blood and flesh, he addresses five cultural issues, which he has collectively dubbed the Pork Belly series. The series proceeds through the creation of heaven and earth (Flesh Landscape), the birth and evolution of life on earth (Flesh, Flowers and Birds), the appearance of intelligent civilization (City of Flesh), and the lust for war (Flesh Weapons), until finally the artist return to peace through spiritual transcendence (Flesh Religion).

Through nourishment of the spirit, the work, “Flesh Religion-Realm of Mars” of his “Pork Belly Series” lays claim to lands of his own. Drawing the conception of his Religion of Flesh from his Flesh Weapons, he reproduces the inner conflict he felt between eastern and western religions during his time studying abroad while immersed in a foreign culture after his coming of age. These scenes of war are a record of the artist’s empathy towards the innocent people who were exiled in the name of religious opposition, while also exploring the journey of humanity’s pursuit for culture and art.