The Holy City of Detroit: The Kingdom of Heaven

Following the promise to “Make America Great Again”, the drawing highlights delusional state of Trump’s America in restoring its past glory. It aims to critique its policies under his administration. Modelled within the premise of rebuilding Detroit as a holy site, the imaginary city serves as a pilgrimage destination for Christianity where Donald Trump is at the centre of its belief. It is a political satire, but also suggests a near future possibility.

The drawing takes its inspiration from Edmund Burke's sublime art, as shown by two guards on its foreground overlooking a flat projection of the city. The golden angels however are surveillance drones. The clouds however are smokes coming off chimneys. The red sea however is flooded area of the city contaminated by dangerous minerals and red algae. The drawing aspires to be biblical as it does profanity.