A digital Illustration pastiche of Jan Matejko's 'Stańczyk' (1862, oil on canvas) by Jesse Crole.

This pastiche symbolises the present day political and socioeconomic status of the world as we're exposed to the horrors of war in the media while influential figures neglect to address the problems, and grovel in their own wealth instead. It captures the feeling of despair as we watch unforgivable acts of war committed in videos and posts online.

The principal player, in a fanciful costume that highlights his seriousness by its contrast, is placed centrally in a spotlight. In the wings, we glimpse the bit players, while outside a window a comet falls portentously.