Wake up! Do something!

Hanging man – inert, vulnerable, half naked, hands held together in prayer – trapped, contrived helplessness, awaiting rescue. He hangs from an unstable man-made contraption, representing contrived rules and laws. It warps under its own weight. Its shadow shows a man about to dive off a diving board – alter ego – to do something risky.. A vine (representing youth) grows from it. The fat man represents authority, excess, greed. He faces you with civility (ornamental flower) but the emblem on his back (fire, monster) shows he is all about destruction. He understands everything but acts like he can't see – not his problem. Weak vines grow from the fishbowl as the cat watches. Its attention is fixed on the fishbowl (television, media). It, too, is balanced on an unstable structure, high on a pedestal, a victim of its own success, a prisoner in an ivory tower. The pedestal is decorated with leaf emblems, sturdier than the flimsy vines, demonstrating that each generation grows weaker than the next, due to superficial sustenance. Red represents anger or passion, also red mists of self delusion. There are lights – points of knowledge – which can be seen through the mist, hope that circumstances will reveal themselves when it clears.

Thanks. Really interesting competition and compelling artwork.

Cheers
Anj :D