Ants and Locusts
Ants and Locusts

Illustration

Ants and Locusts

The collective, hard-working older generations of ants face the rebellious union of freedom-seeking youth grasshoppers.

Beecious Cycle
Beecious Cycle

Illustration

Beecious Cycle

The pollinators and flowers have fallen into a vicious cycle of ever-escalating competition, discontinuing new lives.

Beetles!
Beetles!

Illustration

Beetles!

Four gender-nonconforming beetles have formed a pop band.

Comp. & Eyes
Comp. & Eyes

Illustration

Comp. & Eyes

More eyes don’t always guarantee clearer vision.

High on a Red Bull
High on a Red Bull

Illustration

High on a Red Bull

By climbing on a mad bull, the fleas dream of reaching the heavens where their winged ancestors roam.

MiMiCry
MiMiCry

Illustration

MiMiCry

An army of marching “ants” pass by vegetation. Conformity in a society with rigid norms works in an extremely black-and-white way.

Spillbug
Spillbug

Illustration

Spillbug

A jar-bug whose exoskeleton is cracked practices self-love and self-connection through art in the sanctuary of its hideaway.

ToS
ToS

Illustration

ToS

When the cicada nymph moults, a giant tree emerges. The lifeless tree is full of energy.

Trad. Market
Trad. Market

Illustration

Trad. Market

A baby spider breaks away from its mother at the traditional market.

Work by

Leon Kim

Illustration

“No Swarm Zone is a series of illustrations that employs semi-bug imagery and a cartoonish style to deconstruct toxic norms and trends in South Korea today that hurt the people amid an economic...” [More]