Illustration
Bribes
In modern Korea, an apple box is a symbol of bribes. Inspired by the fact, the illustration depicts apple-shaped drones flying in the sky, and a politician opens them to get money inside.
Illustration
Disparity
The disparity in wealth between the rich and poor continues to increase, and owning a house is getting harder and harder for average young people.
Illustration
Hedonism
“Hedonism” depicts the scene of urban people who fall under hedonism and consumerism, and their pleasure-seeking nightlife gradually destroys themselves and society.
Illustration
Karoshi
People are suffered from stress brought on by overwork, and they were treated as parts of a system that are replaceable, not as individual minds.
Other
Kicking Away the Ladder
Kicking away the ladder refers to the act of people, who have achieved success in a certain field, hindering or restraining others from coming up behind them. It intensifies generational and social conflicts and the gap between the rich and the poor.
Illustration
La-Résistance
There have been many demonstrations that occurred in Korean history, which often ended in violent suppression. This image depicts the confrontation between civic groups and the force of government.
Illustration
Living in a Pod
A working-class woman, who tried to scratch out a living, sighs at the tax bill while the news broadcast of tax evasion is on the TV.
Illustration
Sin-mun-go
The Sin-mun-go is a traditional method of communication in which citizens can voice their problems to the government, while in reality their voice is not reached.
Illustration
Tightrope Walking
An entertainer, who is one of the lowest class people in the Choson dynasty, performs a tightrope walking over streetcars.
Work by
Veri Lee
Illustration
“"Choson Punk" is a concept art series set in a fictional world created by reinterpreting...” [More]