On April 5 2023 artist Marian Kamensky depicted the Easter bunny seated on grass and sewing fabric patches onto a globe shaped like an Easter egg. Multiple continents already bear stitched repairs in red brown orange and other hues. Extra thread spools and fabric squares rest on the ground beside the busy rabbit. The image appeared near Easter 2023 and used the holiday figure to represent ongoing attempts to mend worldwide divisions.
On July 27 2020 Donald Trump faces a doctor administering a cognitive exam. The president recites person woman man camera tv. The physician then asks him to repeat a new sequence that includes his name followed by hereby resign. The exchange occurs as pandemic conditions and election polls shift against the incumbent.
Arend van Dam's 2019 cartoon captures the Venezuela crisis with a sinking ship named Venezuela, a man in a sash shouting 'I am your captain' from the top, while figures cling to the tilting deck and others flail in the water. The image uses the tags Venezuela, Maduro, dictator, interim president, Juan Guaidó, national assembly to highlight the political turmoil. The ship's bow points upward, with a periscope-like structure in flag colors, emphasizing the obvious metaphor of a nation going under. People on the deck hold on desperately, and swimmers raise arms, all drawn in simple lines against a blue sky and green sea. This straightforward satire avoids subtlety, making the leadership failure clear without added context.
