Pixels, Pain, and Valour

The "Pixels, Pain, and Valour" symbolically highlights the hypocrisy of politicians who publicly laud soldiers while detachedly making decisions behind screens. The "boss" at the arcade represents how politicians manipulate the military as if playing a game. The factory setting alludes to transforming individuals with diverse identities into uniform soldiers. The composition emphasises looking up to soldiers as deserving of respect. Meanwhile, politicians, behind their phones, give superficial support below them. Player tags above the soldiers' heads further drive home the message that they are mere pawns in the politicians' games as the 'boss' sits behind the arcade machine.