Drorn

Whenever you see news footage of ‘rogue’ states where some egotistical maniac is in charge, I’m often struck by the hubris and vanity of the despot. The ubiquitous posters of their faces staring off into the middle distance, the statues, the pomp and ceremony, the chintzy uniforms. Of course vanity is the cousin of pride – and they say pride come before a fall – so some of the most arresting images when they finally do get their comeuppance, are of the vandalised tokens of the fallen leader’s ego.

More an experiment than anything, I picked up pencils rather than the usual fineliners and just started drawing. Five or so hours later, this is what poured out of my brain.