And So Castles Made of Sand
Mr. Fish

This piece by Mr. Fish, "And So Castles Made of Sand," is a brutally confrontational visual essay. Drawing on the graphic language of comic books, it repurposes Lichtenstein-style aesthetics to indict American foreign policy—specifically, its militarized, dehumanizing posture toward refugees and civilians in conflict zones. The altered quote from Emma Lazarus’s “The New Colossus”—twisted from welcome to warning—burns with irony: the American jetfighter, emblazoned with both the U.S. flag and the Star of David, incinerates fleeing silhouettes under the explosive typography of “GENOCIDE!” It’s a powerful commentary on state violence, the betrayal of democratic ideals, and the manufactured consent of empire—delivered in Mr. Fish’s unmistakable visual vernacular of rage, parody, and uncompromising truth.