In this photo, Kuczynski is

saying that in our modern

society, people who “keep their
head down” or just go with the
norm (which is constantly being
attached to technology) will be
the ones who survive and the
daring and courageous people
who try and poke their head out
of the crowd will be the ones
who suffer.

This illustration has several

artistic choices that enhance the
message he is trying to portray.
The first thing that one would
notice in this image is how dull
and monotone the whole image
looks. Everything is either a
shade of gray or brown. This
goes back to how Kuczynski is
very cynical of humanity’s future
and imagines it to be nothing but
a dreary dystopia. The only
“colorful” part of this image are
the bright blue screens that the
people are holding. This also
reinforces the notion that the
people in this image are so drawn to their phones, it essentially became the only color and
brightness in their world.
 This photo shows 12
kids, 11 of whom are
wearing yellow clothes
and listening to an old
man read a book (with a
yellow cover).
Meanwhile, there is one
kid wearing blue clothes
who is turned away from
the old man and is doing
his own thing by reading
from his own book
(which has a red cover).
I’m pretty sure that this
represents the whole
political issue about
Brexit (Great Britain
leaving the European
Union. Kuczynski is
explaining how Brexit is
a good thing, and how
the UK is being just as
productive doing its own
thing rather than
listening to a bunch of people it has no interest in participating with.

Some artistic choices that support this message include the colors of the book covers and the
colors of the clothes of the children. The independent child is wearing blue and reading from a
red book, which are the main colors of the UK flag. The other 11 children are sitting in a circle,
wearing yellow (which obviously represents the European Union Flag). All the children are also
getting knowledge from a yellow book, which further shows the unity that they all have, and the
stark contrast to the child that is turned around.
 A family is gathered
around the dining table
ready to say their
prayers. However,
instead of praying over
food, they are praying
over devices and
electronics. I think the
artist is trying to show
how in this very gray
and monotone world,
people start thinking
very highly of devices,
even to the level of
“worshipping” them. To
the humans, it seems
that devices might be
their “plan of salvation”
and their way to live a
better life than if they
lived a “regular and
ordinary” life.

Some artistic choices that reflect that viewpoint include how the router is at the middle of the
table, possibly signifying the family’s perspective on its importance. In addition, the fact that
nothing else is on the table shows how the family essentially lives on the Internet for
sustenance, instead of actual food.
 In this photo, it shows a man
entering a “confessional” (used in
certain religions to openly speak
about any sins that they have
committed so that they may be
able to live a purer life). However,
this is not a secret confession, as
there’s a big Facebook that is
broadcasting everything that the
man is speaking. I think Kuczynski
is saying that people are either
heavily relying on Facebook and/or
other social media to explain
everything about themselves, even
if it should be confidential. He
could also be saying people look
at Facebook as the “priest” of the
confessional. Only social media
and other people are able to purify
someone of their sins. Also, he
might also be saying that people
view Facebook (or other social
media outlets) as a beacon of
honesty and truth, similar to how
most people view their religious
leaders.

One of the biggest ways Kuczynski

supported this message of an
omnipresent online presence is the
fact that the confessional booth is
directly connected to a
megaphone, broadcasting the private/secret message across the void for everyone to hear. In
addition, the booth where the priest should sit is the Facebook logo, which shows that this man
thinks Facebook (or any other social media) is equal to any religious leader and any advice they
may have.